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
Disabled placards are half price. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026 Customers buying a Marshall Acton III, Stanmore III or Woburn III speaker will be offered Heddon for half price. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Along with beads, expect all-day happy hour with specials such as $5 draft beers, half-price wines by the glass, $9 Fish City Old Fashioneds and $5 Gold Margaritas. Anna Butler, Dallas Morning News, 16 Feb. 2026 Consider adding a half-price select bottle of wine to your meal. Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 11 Dec. 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 Feb. 2026.

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