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Definition of "cut-rate" [cut-rate]

  • Sold or on sale at a reduced price: cut-rate goods. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "cut-rate" in a sentence
  • "As odd as the idea of cut-rate, illicit, butt-boosting injections may sound, this case is far from the first that has made headlines - and in some cases, the outcome has been deadly."
  • "Instead, Nasri was 10 months away from becoming a free agent and, faced with the prospect of losing him for nothing, Arsenal was forced to take the cut-rate offer."
  • "The idea of offering cut-rate prices temporarily to boost demand might not seem so radical in retailing."