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bargain noun ( LOW PRICE )

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Definition

something on sale at a lower price than its true value
This coat was half-price - a real bargain.
The airline regularly offers last-minute bookings at bargain prices.
The sales had started and the bargain hunters (= people looking for things at a low price) were out in force.

(Definition of bargain noun (LOW PRICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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