cut-price

/ˌkʌt ˈpraɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkʌt ˈpraɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkət-ˈprīs/ (ame, mw)

cut-price — adjective

1. used for a product or service offered at a lower cost than people usually pay.

1.形容詞B2
釋義

used for a product or service offered at a lower cost than people usually pay.

例句

Rania bought a cut-price winter coat during the store's early winter sale.

cut-price + clothing item

The airline released cut-price seats on Tuesday to fill the last flight.

cut-price + seats / tickets

同義詞
  • discounted

    emphasises that the regular price has been reduced for now

  • reduced-price

    more formal and common in notices or labels

  • budget

    suggests something designed to be affordable, not always recently reduced

反義詞
  • full-price

    sold at the normal cost without a reduction

  • premium

    suggests a more expensive product aimed at higher spending

文法句型

cut-price + product / service / ticket

用法筆記

Usually modifies the thing being sold, not the seller. Distinguish this sense from sense 2, which describes a shop or business known for low prices.

常見錯誤

❌I bought a cut-price because the coat was cheap.
✅I bought a cut-price coat because the price was low.
💡'Cut-price' describes the item or service, not the act of buying.
❌These shoes are cheap-price.
✅These shoes are cut-price.
💡English uses 'cut-price' or 'discounted', not 'cheap-price'.

2. used for a business that brings in customers by charging less than similar place

2.形容詞B2
釋義

used for a business that brings in customers by charging less than similar places.

例句

Erik's parents prefer a cut-price furniture shop outside town.

cut-price + shop / store

A cut-price supermarket opened beside the station and drew long lines.

cut-price + supermarket

同義詞
  • discount

    the closest neutral alternative for a seller known for low prices

  • budget

    often suggests simple or basic goods aimed at saving money

  • low-cost

    common for businesses or services competing on price

反義詞
  • upmarket

    describes a seller aimed at customers willing to spend more

  • high-end

    focuses on premium quality and higher prices

文法句型

cut-price + shop / store / chain

用法筆記

This sense points to the seller or business itself, not to one particular item. It is common with nouns such as shop, supermarket, chain, and store.

常見錯誤

❌The cut-price sold me a desk.
✅The cut-price shop sold me a desk.
💡this sense needs a noun for the business.
❌I bought a cut-price lamp from that shop.
✅I bought a cut-price lamp from that cut-price shop.
💡the first use describes the item; the second use describes the seller.