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at a discount

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: for less than the usual price
We were able to buy our tickets at a discount.

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Should stocks fall, anyone with cash will have an opportunity to buy shares at a discount. Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 The stock is also trading at a discount to its peers. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2025 As a result, the government is now forced to sell even more oil on the black market at a discount to evade US government sanctions, one of the economists in Caracas told CNN. Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025 These customers aren’t watching TikToks from young shoppers and influencers buying seasons-old product at a discount. Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at a discount

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“At a discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20discount. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.

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