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
Ukraine has pioneered the development of cut-price drone killers, some of which cost a few thousand dollars, that have rewritten the air defense rule book.
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Hanna Arhirova The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The tech industry has long hawked cut-price software and hardware to students in hopes of turning them into lifetime customers.
—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
Hanna Arhirova The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 13 Mar. 2026
The tech industry has long hawked cut-price software and hardware to students in hopes of turning them into lifetime customers.
—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 carrier failed to secure a financial lifeline to continue operating, ending the discount air travel pioneer’s time in the sky, costing some 17,000 jobs and thousands of cheap flights in the market.—
Leslie Josephs,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Villa can be vulnerable to cheap giveaways in midfield, so Emery moved Morgan Rogers alongside Watkins up front and in the inside-right channel, higher upfield and not in central or deep positions where he can be swarmed.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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The problem with this inexpensive, multifunctional tool?—
Jennifer Zyman,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
28 Apr. 2026
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Turn a Plain Candle Into a Personalized Keepsake Start with an inexpensive plain candle and transform it with a few finishing touches.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There are expensive tickets, yes, and there are also affordable tickets.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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The rentals also cannot be ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, junior ADUs, recreational vehicles, hotels, motels, timeshares, bed and breakfast inns or affordable housing.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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And that is actually a reasonable price for those books.—
Marc Weingarten,
Los Angeles Times,
2 May 2026
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Bowman noted the authority is guided by state law and case law in its decisions and deciding what is just and reasonable by a preponderance of evidence.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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