at a discount

idiom

: for less than the usual price
We were able to buy our tickets at a discount.

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Buying back stock at a discount to intrinsic value is value-creative, while buying back stock at a premium to intrinsic value is value-destructive. Richard Mansouri, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025 Build out your wardrobe at a discount during Amazon's Winter Sale until Jan. 12. Nora Colomer, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025 Traditional money managers trade at a discount in the market to alternative managers. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025 The West may no longer be importing Russian oil and gas, but Russian officials have been adept at finding alternative markets in Asia—India and China have been scooping up Russian crude at a discount—by utilizing vessels that aren't connected to the Western banking system. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for at a discount 

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“At a discount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20a%20discount. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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