at a discount

idiom

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

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Uber also launched its Prepaid Pass offering, which allows users to buy trip bundles for 5, 10, 15 and 20 trips at a discount beginning this summer. Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 25 May 2025 The governor’s initiative, the first phase of which in December canceled debt for 23,000 people, leverages state money to buy large, bundled portfolios of qualifying medical debt owed by Connecticut patients from hospitals and other medical providers at a discount. Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2025 The program supports low-income Sacramento food entrepreneurs from low-income communities with coaching and commercial kitchen space at a discount, according to the organization’s website. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 May 2025 These items were returned (but never used), repackaged, and sold at a discount — sometimes up to 50% off retail. Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 19 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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