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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What really matters is if the tech can be scaled, is energy-dense enough to complete, and can prove cheap at an industrial scale.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Although this pencil is the cheapest of the bunch, the formula lasts and lasts.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Introduced to the country in the 1980s, a time when few people had cars of their own, the minivan was an inexpensive option that allowed growing numbers of Chinese people to take to the roads.—
Precious Adesina,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Wells Fargo upgrades Eversource Energy to overweight from equal weight Wells says the energy stock is inexpensive.—
Michael Bloom,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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It is framed as a way to build energy resilience, provide affordable electricity and safeguard energy security.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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For short-term rentals, check out the Historic District or find more affordable options in the Midtown area or other neighborhoods a little farther out from the city’s core.—
Adam Kuehl,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Grand jury proceedings require only probable cause, not proof beyond a reasonable doubt, and are conducted without defense counsel present.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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Analysts view the bank's valuation as more reasonable following the pullback.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Cut-price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-price. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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