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at a discount
At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example, I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.
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While it’s true that immigrant crime victims qualify for special benefits in some instances, the promise to get Gutierrez Saragon citizenship within three months at a discount dragged on for more than a decade.
One shopkeeper I spoke to told me he knew he was breaking the law by selling the single-use disposable vapes, but he added that he wanted to sell his remaining stock at a discount.
Launched in 2021 by the Conservatives, the scheme funds councils, developers, and housing groups to build or convert affordable homes - at least half of which must be rented at a discount to council tenants.
Plus, if you subscribe to an annual plan — usually offered at a discount — you might be stuck with a subscription that you end up not using or needing down the line.
Medina told me she buys her goods at a discount warehouse, paying “$5, $10, $15” for shoes or apparel, “and then I sell it for $10, $15, $20.”
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