Definition of half price in US English:
half price
nounˈhæf ˈˌpraɪsˈhaf ˈˌprīs
Half the usual price at which something is offered for sale.
selected lines are at half price
Example sentencesExamples
- Plus, if you buy one marked-down sample pair from the display wall, you get the second sample pair for half-price.
- Hamman had offered to sell Cardiff shirts for half-price to fans who traded in an English club shirt - the trade-ins were then to be burned on the Ninian Park pitch.
- For computer users looking for entertainment, there are sports and action games, some of them available at half-price.
- Supporters who bought season tickets for the 2003-04 campaign at half-price are to be asked to make a further contribution to the football club.
- The City chairman said he was continuing to hold talks with a number of potential sponsors but was still not able to name the sponsor that had made it possible for him to sell season tickets for next season at half-price.
adjectiveˈhæf ˈˌpraɪsˈhaf ˈˌprīs
Costing half the normal price.
children are eligible for half-price tickets
Example sentencesExamples
- Additional crowd pleasers are the restaurant's daily Hoppy Hour, which features half-price appetizers and discounted beer, and BJ's 1/2 gallon growler to go.
- Staying put is still cheaper than buying half-price tickets.
- Special promotions like the October to April First Stop York By Train Campaign, which offered half-price admission into York's attractions, were aimed at developing off-peak business.
- This proof-of-age card, which allows holders to travel half-price on public transport, is automatically issued to all youngsters through their schools.
- With the way cleared for its £40 million survival package, Aer Lingus has launched a price war by offering over 500,000 half-price seats between January and the end of March.