knock sb/sth down
(REDUCE PRICE) informal — phrasal verb with knock /nɒk/
/nɑːk/ verb Definition
› to reduce a price, or to persuade someone to reduce the price of something they are selling: She wanted £200 but I knocked her down to £175. → See also knock-downValue and price decreases
(Definition of knock sb/sth down (REDUCE PRICE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bargain bin noun
- bargain noun (LOW PRICE)
- bearish adjective (FINANCE)
- cheapen verb (COST LESS)
- closeout noun
- cut-price adjective
- deduction noun (TAKING AWAY)
- deflate verb (MONEY)
- deflation noun (MONEY)
- depreciate verb
- depreciation noun
- discount noun
- discount verb (REDUCE)
- downturn noun
- freeze verb (MONEY/PROPERTY)
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- put sth down phrasal verb (REDUCE)
- roll sth back phrasal verb
- slump noun
- slump verb (REDUCE SUDDENLY)
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