cut-rate

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cut-rate

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  1. not comparable Offered for sale or rent at a lower than usual rate. Sometimes cut-rate airfares are available because the seat would otherwise go empty.

    Similar: discount

  2. broadly, not comparable Cheaply made. Near-synonyms: second-rate, third-rate, fourth-rate, fifth-rate

    Similar: discount, second-rate, third-rate, fourth-rate, fifth-rate · Opposite: first-rate

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adj offered at a lower than usual rate

Deutschherabgesetzt, Billig-

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@misc{cut_rate_2026,
  title = {cut-rate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cut-rate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}