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cut-rate — adj. 1. offering goods or services at less than standard price or rate; as, cut rate store. Syn: cut price(prenominal). [WordNet 1.5] 2. costing less than standard price. Syn: bargain priced, cut price, dirt cheap. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut-rate — ☆ cut rate [kut′rāt΄ ] adj. 1. available at a lower price or rate; cheap 2. offering cut rate goods or services * * * cut rate (kŭtʹrātʹ) adj. Sold or on sale at a reduced price: cut rate goods. * * * … Universalium
cut-rate — n. a price below the standard price. Syn: bargain rate, cheapness, cut rate, cut price. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut-rate — cut ,rate adjective AMERICAN cheaper than the normal price: a cut rate vacation a. used about places that sell cut rate goods: a cut rate store … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cut-rate — ☆ cut rate [kut′rāt΄ ] adj. 1. available at a lower price or rate; cheap 2. offering cut rate goods or services … English World dictionary
cut-rate — UK US /ˈkʌtreɪt/ adjective [before noun] ► CUT PRICE(Cf. ↑cut price) … Financial and business terms
cut rate — cut rate, adj. a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
cut-rate — cut′ rate′ adj. 1) offered at a reduced rate or price; inexpensive 2) offering goods or services at reduced prices • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
cut\ rate — I. noun A lower price; a price less than usual. Toys are on sale at the store for cut rates. II. adj Sold for a price lower than usual; selling cheap things. If you buy cut rate things, be sure they are good quality first. John s brother bought a … Словарь американских идиом
cut-rate(2) — {adj.} Sold for a price lower than usual; selling cheap things. * /If you buy cut rate things, be sure they are good quality first./ * /John s brother bought a cut rate bicycle at the second hand store./ * /There is a cut rate drug store on the… … Dictionary of American idioms
