bargain-basement

[bahr-guhn-beys-muhnt] / ˈbɑr gənˌbeɪs mənt /

ADJECTIVE

cheap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive unreasonable

WEAK

costly dear precious priceless valuable

ADJECTIVE

low-cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economical inexpensive low-priced

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo competitive cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reasonable reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive high-priced

Example Sentences

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Bargain basement batting from a group playing like millionaires.

From BBC

Chris Edwards, a businessman from Yorkshire, has spent more than 50 years working in retail's bargain basement.

From BBC

Keeper Sels also falls into the bargain basement category, costing only £5m from Strasbourg in February this year.

From BBC

Those bargain basement deals are squeezing profit margins, though the company remains profitable and still sells more EVs than other automakers.

From Los Angeles Times

The scale of Everton's financial mismanagement over recent years means they are scraping around in the bargain basement.

From BBC

bargain-basement

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