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bargain counter

bar·gain count·er
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-guh n koun-ter]
    • /ˈbɑr gən ˈkaʊn tər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bahr-guh n koun-ter]
    • /ˈbɑr gən ˈkaʊn tər/

Definitions of bargain counter words

  • noun bargain counter a store counter on which goods are displayed for sale at reduced prices 3
  • noun bargain counter a counter or area in a retail store where merchandise is sold at reduced prices. 1
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Origin of bargain counter

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Bargain counter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Bargain counter

bargain counter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bargain counter usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bargain counter

adj bargain counter

  • 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.
All 26 Synonyms of bargain counter

Antonyms for bargain counter

adj bargain counter

  • 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.
All 12 Antonyms of bargain counter

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