bargain basement

bargain basement definition - business

bargain basement

  1. The area of a department store, generally a basement, where goods are offered for sale at especially low prices.
  2. Of or referring to an especially low price for a good or service. For example, a car dealer may be offering last year's model vehicles at bargain-basement prices.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Business Terms Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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