Cut-rate

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Offered for sale or rent at a lower than usual rate. not-comparable

    "Sometimes cut-rate airfares are available because the seat would otherwise go empty."

  2. 2
    Cheaply made. broadly, not-comparable

    "Near-synonyms: second-rate, third-rate, fourth-rate, fifth-rate"

Adjective
  1. 1
    costing less than standard price wordnet

Synonyms

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discountbargain-pricedcut-pricefifth-ratefourth-ratesecond-rate

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"Sometimes cut-rate airfares are available because the seat would otherwise go empty."

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