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at a discount
1. Below the usual commercial price or value. The prices are so much cheaper over there that I always feel like I'm getting things at a discount. We buy the items in bulk from China at a discount, then sell them on individually for a profit. That's my preferred grocery store because I'm able to buy most things at a discount.
2. In low regard as to esteem, value, or worth; worthless or undesirable. The rebels were at first celebrated for defying the monarchy, but they are now at a discount since they began attacking civilian targets. Though he was a pioneer of the field, the views of Sigmund Freud are held at a discount by most modern psychologists. My generation loved that show, but it's now at a discount for today's teens. They say it's too dated and corny for them.
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five-finger discount
The act of shoplifting. You're going to get caught if you keep using your five-finger discount at all of these places! A: "Wait, I don't remember you paying for that lipstick." B: "Oh, I used my five-finger discount. Don't worry about it." A: "It's not a big deal. If you want that sweater, just use the five-finger discount." B: "I can't do that, that's shoplifting!"
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five-finger discount
Sl. shoplifting. Sam used his five-finger discount to get the kind of ring Jane wanted. I got this necklace by five-finger discount.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
at a discount
At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example, I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
five-finger discount
an act of shoplifting. North American informalSee also: discount
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five-finger discount
n. the acquisition of something by shoplifting. Mooshoo used his five-finger discount to get the kind of ring Britney wanted.
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