at a discount
Related to at a discount: Discount market
at a discount
1. Below the usual commercial price or value. The prices are so much cheaper over there that I always feel like I'm getting things at a discount.
2. In low regard as to esteem, value, or worth; worthless or undesirable. The rebels were at first celebrated for defying the monarchy, but they are now at a discount since they began attacking civilian targets. Though he was a pioneer of the field, the views of Sigmund Freud are held at a discount by most modern psychologists.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
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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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- discount
- cut somebody some slack
- five-finger discount
- early bird special
- see (someone's) point
- take (one's) point
- take somebody's point
- take someone's point
- they don't make them like they used to
- travel by (something)