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bargain-basement

bar·gain-base·ment
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-guh n beys-muh nt]
    • /ˈbɑr gən ˈbeɪs mənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-guh n beys-muh nt]
    • /ˈbɑr gən ˈbeɪs mənt/

Definitions of bargain-basement word

  • adjective bargain-basement very low-priced. 1
  • adjective bargain-basement noticeably lacking in quality; inferior. 1
  • noun bargain-basement a basement area in some stores where goods are sold at prices lower than usual. 1
  • noun bargain-basement Alternative form of bargain basement. 0

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Origin of bargain-basement

First appearance:

before 1955
One of the 4% newest English words
First recorded in 1955-60

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Parts of speech for Bargain-basement

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

bargain-basement popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for bargain-basement

adj bargain-basement

  • low-cost — able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost: low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.
  • reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
  • low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
  • competitive — Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
  • economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.

Antonyms for bargain-basement

adj bargain-basement

  • valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
  • worthy — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
  • unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
  • costly — If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
  • dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.

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