Definitions

on sale

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cheap adj.
economical adj.
low-cost adj.
procurable adj.
cheaply adv.

ADJECTIVE

cheap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competitive economical low-cost low-priced reasonable

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-basement 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 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

economical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheap reasonable

WEAK

bare-bones bought for a song cost next to nothing cost nothing cut-rate dime a dozen dirt-cheap dog cheap fair low low tariff low-priced marked down moderate modest quite a buy reduced sound steal

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive

WEAK

uneconomical unreasonable

ADJECTIVE

low-cost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economical inexpensive low-priced

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-basement 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 popularly priced real buy reasonable reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive high-priced

ADJECTIVE

procurable

Synonyms

WEAK

acquirable available for sale gettable obtainable purchasable securable

ADVERB

cheaply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

inexpensively poorly reasonably

WEAK

advantageously at a bargain price at a discount at a reduced price cheap dirt-cheap discounted moderately shabbily shoddily

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on sale

On’s stock took a pounding after the recent earnings call when the company said it deliberately sent fewer shoes to retailers to maintain its pricing power—and keep those shoes from ending up on sale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Coach tickets will be available to buy for £408 plus the selected coach fare at 18:00 BST on Thursday, before general admission tickets go on sale at 09:00 on Sunday.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

The Saint Petersburg venue that was originally scheduled to host the shows backed out days after tickets went on sale, sparking weeks of uncertainty about whether they would go ahead.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

He also took notice of the items being put on sale — from clothing to shoes, to home goods like bedding.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

His mother never seemed to know the difference between something cool and something for idiots, because all she cared about was that it was something on sale.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

on sale

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