Definitions

on sale

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

Example Sentences

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As I scroll through the weekly deals, I ask myself a handful of practical little questions: What’s already on sale?

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The glasses, expected to go on sale later this year, will challenge Meta which has built a commanding lead with its Ray-Ban smart glasses, which have sold at least seven million units.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Tickets have gone on sale for the Championship play-off final, despite uncertainty over whether the match between Hull City and Southampton will go ahead as planned.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Tickets went on sale in October and have sold for as much as $10,000, with the cheapest options to see the U.S. team running around $1,640.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

“Tell your friends to buy tickets. They’re now on sale in the student activities room. The price is seventy-five cents for students and one dollar for adults.”

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez

on sale

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