Bargain Basement Definition

bärgən bāsmənt

noun

A basement floor in a department store where items are sold at discounted prices.

American Heritage

Alternative form of bargain basement.

Wiktionary

An area within a retail store, especially an area located below ground level, where the least costly merchandise can be found.

Wiktionary

(often hyphenated) Inexpensive.

Wiktionary

(idiomatic, often hyphenated) Of poor quality; of little or no value; low-end, shoddy.

Wiktionary

adjective

Very low or greatly reduced.

Bargain-basement prices.

Webster's New World

Cheap, inferior, etc.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bargain Basement

Singular:

bargain basement

Plural:

bargain basements

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