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as in cheap
costing little
throughout the trip we ate at bargain-basement restaurants in order to save money
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as in inferior
of low quality
bargain-basement shoes that fell apart after a week
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Recent Examples of bargain-basement
Sam's Club is currently offering five tubes of name-brand toothpaste for the bargain-basement price of $6.98.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Separately, Piper Sandler told clients that GM stock won’t break free of its bargain-basement multiple of five times next year’s forecast earnings if management is only tinkering around on the edges.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
In essence, SpaceX has effectively appropriated the Long Beach Naval Complex—and all the infrastructure investment the U.S. government made in the facility—for a bargain-basement cost.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Wasson's shoppers were typically middle class, while Goldblatt's was known as a bargain-basement department store, and Indianapolis shoppers noticed the lack of quality merchandise.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In response to recent slowdowns in overall visitation to the city, many overnight and day-trip destinations have rolled out bargain-basement deals on accommodations, parking, admissions and more.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
At the same time, sellers have been reluctant to give up bargain-basement mortgage rates obtained before the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in the winter of 2022 to control inflation.
—Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
After Disney+ launched in 2019 at a bargain-basement price, the company put its efforts into producing dozens of shows specifically for the streamer, in an attempt to build subscriber interest and loyalty.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Yet precisely because of the genre’s typically bargain-basement production costs, its ultrazealous fandom, and a powerful word-of-mouth pass-along arguably unmatched throughout cinema, horror can seem at risk of becoming a victim of its own success.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 July 2025
Separately, Piper Sandler told clients that GM stock won’t break free of its bargain-basement multiple of five times next year’s forecast earnings if management is only tinkering around on the edges.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
In essence, SpaceX has effectively appropriated the Long Beach Naval Complex—and all the infrastructure investment the U.S. government made in the facility—for a bargain-basement cost.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
Wasson's shoppers were typically middle class, while Goldblatt's was known as a bargain-basement department store, and Indianapolis shoppers noticed the lack of quality merchandise.
—Indianapolis Star, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
In response to recent slowdowns in overall visitation to the city, many overnight and day-trip destinations have rolled out bargain-basement deals on accommodations, parking, admissions and more.
—Matt Villano, CNN Money, 25 June 2025
At the same time, sellers have been reluctant to give up bargain-basement mortgage rates obtained before the Federal Reserve started raising borrowing costs in the winter of 2022 to control inflation.
—Jeff Collins, Orange County Register, 9 Oct. 2024
After Disney+ launched in 2019 at a bargain-basement price, the company put its efforts into producing dozens of shows specifically for the streamer, in an attempt to build subscriber interest and loyalty.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Yet precisely because of the genre’s typically bargain-basement production costs, its ultrazealous fandom, and a powerful word-of-mouth pass-along arguably unmatched throughout cinema, horror can seem at risk of becoming a victim of its own success.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain-basement
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Xfinity offers some of the cheapest plans available in Nashville, but prices may go up once the promotional period ends.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 996 also felt cheap inside, borrowing interior trim from the Boxster—hardly fitting for a car with a base MSRP of $65,000 at the time.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Invoking Section 15 of Article 17, the NFL wants Droney to order payment of reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs—about $12 million.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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This projection appears reasonable considering that the current effective tariff rate of the U.S. has increased five-fold this year to roughly 16% according to the Yale Budget Lab.—
Nick Sargen,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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My heart goes out to all of the Jewish children, grandchildren and future great-grandchildren who must ultimately bear the brunt of the terrible additional worldwide antisemitism caused directly by the horrific actions of the Israeli government over the past two years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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These tools are inexpensive, easy to use, and designed to work at scale.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
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These are small, inexpensive that even young kids can pick out themselves, and which come in a near-infinite range of styles; for instance, bows might be printed with polka dots or strawberries, while hair clips could be decorated with flowers or hearts.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
29 July 2025
Adjective
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However, the quality of the product is sometimes, notably, poorer.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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In the dining room of The Brother Benno Center, a refuge for the area’s poor and homeless, more than 100 people gathered recently to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Rev. Charles Wright, who has been a spiritual guide there for four decades.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Aug. 2025
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Offering payment plans or deferrals during these difficult times can go a long way towards making housing affordable.—
Alex Vasquez,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Mueller Affordable Homes Program is a neighborhood initiative to ensure 25% of the area’s housing is affordable.—
Karoline Leonard,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Aug. 2025
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But today that moral arc is as twisted as a gnarled, rotten root, and God Bless America has been replaced by the mournful dirge of Taps.—
Marci Alborghetti,
Hartford Courant,
3 July 2025
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The odor comes from a toxic gas that’s colorless and smells like rotten eggs.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Bargain-basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain-basement. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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