- very low or greatly reduced: bargain-basement prices
- cheap, inferior, etc.
Origin of bargain-basement
with reference to the area, in some stores, where goods on sale are displayed and sold
Clothing offered at bargain basement prices.
- An example of bargain basement prices is paying $5 for a designer purse that you get at a garage sale.
- An example of bargain basement is saying that someone's dress looks like she got it at bargain basement prices because you think it looks inexpensive and not very nice.
The definition of bargain basement is something that is really inexpensive or is offered at an especially good price.
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bargain basement
noun
A basement floor in a department store where items are sold at discounted prices.
Related Forms:
- bar′gain-base′ment
adjective
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Noun
(plural bargain-basements)
- Alternative form of bargain basement.
Noun
(plural bargain basements)
- An area within a retail store, especially an area located below ground level, where the least costly merchandise can be found.
- (often hyphenated) Inexpensive.
- (idiomatic, often hyphenated) Of poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy.
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Sentence Examples
- In addition, you should scan the fine print to see if the bargain-basement price is for one person or two.
- In fact, you may be tempted to buy several, especially if you locate some bargain-basement treasures.
- Since these shorts can last so long, that amounts to a bargain-basement price.
WORDS NEAR bargain-basement IN THE DICTIONARY
- bargain-basement
- bargain-bin
- bargain-bins
- bargain counter