half price

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noun

: half of the original price
I bought these shoes at half price.
I paid half price for these shoes.

half-price

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adjective

: marked down to half the original price
half-price items
All winter coats are half-price today.

half-price

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adverb

: at half the original price
Reserve now and fly half-price.

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Noun
Join the Friends of the Library for only $10 per year and receive up to five books each Friday for half price. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 On Thursdays, The Conroy will serve premium red and white wines, including labels like Caymus, for $20, plus reserve bottles offered at half price. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
The Friends of the Cardiff by-the-Sea Library invite all to celebrate the joy of reading at their end of summer half-price book sale to be held Saturday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cardiff by-the-Sea Library at 2081 Newcastle Avenue in Cardiff. Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025 Admission is half-price after 5 p.m. and museum members are free. Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for half price

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“Half price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20price. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.

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