half price

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noun

: half of the original price
I bought these shoes at half price.
I paid half price for these shoes.

half-price

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adjective

: marked down to half the original price
half-price items
All winter coats are half-price today.

half-price

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adverb

: at half the original price
Reserve now and fly half-price.

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Noun
All wool sweaters, $3.95; wood tweed skirts, $5.00; hats are $1.00, and dresses are now half price. Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 What To Know Lima's ladies' night promotion offered women drinks, including wine, at half price for three hours each week, a deal that had been going on for years. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
Adjective
Pair your slice with a cup of locally roasted coffee or take advantage of half-price beer and wine during happy hour (Monday through Friday from precisely 3:14 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.). Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2025 Museum Month offers half-price admission February is San Diego Museum Month, which offers half-off admission to more than 70 museums, gardens, aquariums, historic sites, nature and wildlife centers and state parks through Feb. 28. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half price

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