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单词 bargain basement
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Definition of bargain basement in English:

bargain basement

noun
  • A store or part of a store where goods are sold cheaply.

    as modifier bargain-basement prices
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In reality, the speakers are of a bargain-basement variety, all done up in their Sunday best.
    • America has become a bargain basement destination for Irish shoppers.
    • In my hunting and searching around Boston I found a bargain basement type of store called Wilkinson's.
    • A former park ranger could make almost £300,000 profit on a house he bought from the council at a bargain-basement price.
    • The last thing Bradford needs is a bargain-basement store in such prestigious premises.
    • However, this has made the country a bargain basement for exports and has given it a massive opportunity to earn foreign exchange, which it has seized with both hands.
    • Lasser's Wall Street capitalism is at once the upper gallery of material prosperity and also the bargain basement for selling one's soul.
    • The old Swift was sold on a straightforward bargain basement basis - yes, it was crude, but it was cheap.
    • Nestled between a chip shop and a bargain basement store on North Street are Magic Mon.
    • Rumours abound that, in spite of Aer Lingus's difficulties, a number of European airlines are sniffing round the shop in search of the great bargain basement sale.
    • The dissident shareholders say that Corel's board is selling at bargain basement prices at the bottom of the market.
    • We crossed over to Zhuhai in Mainland China and walked into a vast bargain basement mall.
    • The property was seized, sold at a bargain-basement price to a government minister, and then quickly resold for a substantial profit.
    • The difficulty is that such a gallery would buy for top prices and sell at bargain-basement ones, for in the end quality wins out and the market inevitably follows.
    • It's tedious and predictable - a bargain-basement version of Bladerunner whose only original idea comes from Dick's wafer-thin storyline.
    • Others cite me as the original bargain basement shopper.
    • So, without further ado let's take a wander through the bargain basement of my shopping patterns.
    • The Celtic manager should know within the next four weeks whether he will be purchasing from Europe's most exclusive boutiques or its bargain basement outlets come the summertime.
    • But we are shopping in the bargain basement here, and there is no time to get sniffy.
    • This is a bargain basement price, but it gives the company plenty of opportunity for upselling - new kit, new cards, new software all in the name of better network security.
    Synonyms
    store, retail store, outlet, retail outlet, reseller, cash and carry
 
 

Definition of bargain basement in US English:

bargain basement

nounˈbɑrɡən ˌbeɪsməntˈbärɡən ˌbāsmənt
  • A part of a store where goods are sold cheaply, typically because they are old or imperfect.

    as modifier bargain-basement prices
    figurative a mixture of styles from pop culture's bargain basement
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Rumours abound that, in spite of Aer Lingus's difficulties, a number of European airlines are sniffing round the shop in search of the great bargain basement sale.
    • In my hunting and searching around Boston I found a bargain basement type of store called Wilkinson's.
    • Lasser's Wall Street capitalism is at once the upper gallery of material prosperity and also the bargain basement for selling one's soul.
    • However, this has made the country a bargain basement for exports and has given it a massive opportunity to earn foreign exchange, which it has seized with both hands.
    • So, without further ado let's take a wander through the bargain basement of my shopping patterns.
    • The Celtic manager should know within the next four weeks whether he will be purchasing from Europe's most exclusive boutiques or its bargain basement outlets come the summertime.
    • The dissident shareholders say that Corel's board is selling at bargain basement prices at the bottom of the market.
    • America has become a bargain basement destination for Irish shoppers.
    • We crossed over to Zhuhai in Mainland China and walked into a vast bargain basement mall.
    • In reality, the speakers are of a bargain-basement variety, all done up in their Sunday best.
    • Others cite me as the original bargain basement shopper.
    • It's tedious and predictable - a bargain-basement version of Bladerunner whose only original idea comes from Dick's wafer-thin storyline.
    • But we are shopping in the bargain basement here, and there is no time to get sniffy.
    • A former park ranger could make almost £300,000 profit on a house he bought from the council at a bargain-basement price.
    • The old Swift was sold on a straightforward bargain basement basis - yes, it was crude, but it was cheap.
    • The property was seized, sold at a bargain-basement price to a government minister, and then quickly resold for a substantial profit.
    • The difficulty is that such a gallery would buy for top prices and sell at bargain-basement ones, for in the end quality wins out and the market inevitably follows.
    • Nestled between a chip shop and a bargain basement store on North Street are Magic Mon.
    • The last thing Bradford needs is a bargain-basement store in such prestigious premises.
    • This is a bargain basement price, but it gives the company plenty of opportunity for upselling - new kit, new cards, new software all in the name of better network security.
    Synonyms
    store, retail store, outlet, retail outlet, reseller, cash and carry
 
 
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