as in cheap
costing little
a cut-price purse that looked like a much more expensive brand
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Recent Examples of cut-price
The tech industry has long hawked cut-price software and hardware to students in hopes of turning them into lifetime customers.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
City will not want to let his contract run down much further: to get to 18 months out from him being a free agent starts sending signals to rivals, who might look to get him on a cut-price fee in the summer, or line up a pre-contract deal a year from now.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The changes could therefore affect the options of those planning their vacations, especially those who have come to rely on Spirit's cut-price fares.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In a new effort to revive the program, aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, which has built 11 of NASA's 22 Mars spacecraft over the years, is proposing a cut-price, streamlined mission that would use a smaller lander, a smaller Mars ascent vehicle and a smaller Earth entry system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 July 2025
In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China's SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures.
—CBS News, 27 May 2025
Amazon is the dominant player on the continent, but Chinese players like fast-fashion led Shein and cut-price Temu have risen up the ranks very quickly.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 18 Dec. 2025
City will not want to let his contract run down much further: to get to 18 months out from him being a free agent starts sending signals to rivals, who might look to get him on a cut-price fee in the summer, or line up a pre-contract deal a year from now.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
The changes could therefore affect the options of those planning their vacations, especially those who have come to rely on Spirit's cut-price fares.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
In a new effort to revive the program, aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, which has built 11 of NASA's 22 Mars spacecraft over the years, is proposing a cut-price, streamlined mission that would use a smaller lander, a smaller Mars ascent vehicle and a smaller Earth entry system.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 8 July 2025
In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China's SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures.
—CBS News, 27 May 2025
Amazon is the dominant player on the continent, but Chinese players like fast-fashion led Shein and cut-price Temu have risen up the ranks very quickly.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-price
Adjective
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The older one does Warners cartoon bits, really old-fashioned, cheap-ass funny vaudeville stuff.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
30 Jan. 2026
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Amazon’s selection, however, renewed my faith in cheap-and-cheerful bottoms.—
Annie Blackman,
InStyle,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Fertilizer was relatively inexpensive, and the long-term consequences were poorly understood.—
Dinesh Phuyal,
The Conversation,
26 Jan. 2026
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Getting to the airport is easy, fast and inexpensive (about $14 for a one-way ticket from the center of town to the airport).—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Another affordable find worth a spot in your cart?—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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In January, Arapahoe County commissioners approved two partnership agreements that will preserve and create more affordable housing.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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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“Cut-price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-price. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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