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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
Soon, the proud agricultural families are forced to migrate and sell their land at bargain-basement prices.
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Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The weakness has also unleashed a wave of loan defaults and foreclosures, along with bargain-basement prices.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2026
These were more like bargain-basement metal plates that filled a portion of his mouth.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The purchase was for the bargain-basement price of $200 million, a third of its former value — the pandemic and working remotely has hit commercial real estate hard.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Companies such as Shein and Temu have had a meteoric rise in the past five years, appealing to Western customers with a huge offering at bargain-basement prices.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Analysts suggest a model starting around US $25,000, to compete against Volkswagen’s own bargain-basement EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2023
Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
The weakness has also unleashed a wave of loan defaults and foreclosures, along with bargain-basement prices.
—George Avalos, Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2026
These were more like bargain-basement metal plates that filled a portion of his mouth.
—Jeff Pearlman, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025
Not too long ago, Western markets were subtly dismissing Chinese cars for coming off as bargain-basement alternatives.
—New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
The purchase was for the bargain-basement price of $200 million, a third of its former value — the pandemic and working remotely has hit commercial real estate hard.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025
Companies such as Shein and Temu have had a meteoric rise in the past five years, appealing to Western customers with a huge offering at bargain-basement prices.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, first Anna and Tess and then Harper and Lily land at the table of bargain-basement psychic Madame Jen (Vanessa Bayer, working hard for little dividend), who surprises even herself by intuiting that the older Colemans’ lifelines have intersected before.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
Analysts suggest a model starting around US $25,000, to compete against Volkswagen’s own bargain-basement EV.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bargain-basement
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Both Szakin and Zuleta agree that walking is one of the best—and cheapest—ways to take it all in.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2026
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At European resorts specifically, renting a week’s worth of gear is often cheaper (and easier) than checking your skis and boot bags onto international flights.—
Erik Buckingham,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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It's been fashionable since the early 2000s to consider reality shows inferior to scripted or traditional documentary series.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Feb. 2026
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The market was once concerned that ChatGPT creator OpenAI would threaten the Google parent’s dominant search business, and that its own AI technology was inferior.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
29 Jan. 2026
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Columbia Heights was as prepared for an immigration crackdown as could be reasonably expected of any community or school system—but there has been nothing reasonable about the ICE terror campaign.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
31 Jan. 2026
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Finding that type of player, for a reasonable price, is the difficult part.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The latest information from the National Council on Problem Gambling shows adolescent problem gambling leads to a complex mix of criminal behavior, poor academic achievement, truancy, financial problems, depression, suicide and substance abuse.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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Congratulations to Umpire Engzell for being virtually the only person to call her out on her poor tennis behavior.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Bulbs like daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths are a simple, inexpensive way to get pretty blooms that return year after year.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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This unusual and inexpensive metric reveals a value proposition for the software juggernaut.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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America just passed the 50th anniversary of one of its truly terrible days — one that future historians can track as the beginning of the end of our democracy.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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Busch was terrible defensively at third.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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In fact, tomato juice has the highest vitamin C content of any juice, after acerola cherry juice, and is far more affordable and accessible.—
Sarah Bence,
Verywell Health,
5 Feb. 2026
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Azzi Fudd scored 27 points and Sarah Strong added 26 to help UConn beat Tennessee, handing the Lady Vols their worst loss in the storied rivalry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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To that end, here’s a selection of the best (and most enjoyably bad) literary film and TV coming to streaming services this month.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bargain-basement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bargain-basement. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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