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pile

 
 
/paɪl/ verb

Definition

pile it high, sell it cheap COMMERCE said when a store sells large amounts of a product at cheap prices, without spending effort or money on displays, advertising, etc.: The discount grocer is once again thriving at the pile-it-high, sell-it-cheap end of the market.
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