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Recent Examples of cut-price In one sign that Tesla appears to be losing ground to cut-price Chinese brands, sales at China's SAIC zoomed up 54% in April, according to the ACEA figures. CBS News, 27 May 2025 Amazon is the dominant player on the continent, but Chinese players like fast-fashion led Shein and cut-price Temu have risen up the ranks very quickly. Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 The government’s demands could also raise costs for airlines that compete to offer cut-price travel. Jin Yu Young, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025 The European Union’s sales targets for electric vehicles in 2030 and 2035 look impossible, despite the imminent arrival of EVs like BYD of China’s cut-price Surf, likely to be affordable, finally, for average wage earners. Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025 Indeed, the group’s choice of India for its launch is likely a sign of its hopes that the cut-price Nothing (2a) model can encroach on Apple’s growing market share in the country. Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Mar. 2024 The carmaker is the subject of a major EU antitrust investigation into its cut-price cars, with the entry-level Seagull priced at $11,000. Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 1 Feb. 2024 Joyce’s enemies were skeptical of his attempt to re-balance the equation with 1 million cut-price fares and a donation of 1 billion loyalty points to frequent flyers. Angus Whitley, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2023 Economic storm clouds still darken the horizon, from shaky Chinese indicators to rising interest rates, and barrels of cut-price crude continue to flood from Iran and Russia. Grant Smith, Fortune, 16 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cut-price
Adjective
  • All around the city are free and cheap concerts and events that anyone can sit back and enjoy.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 May 2025
  • Once delivered, framing and panel assembly are faster and cheaper than conventional builds—cutting structural build time by 40% and labor costs by 20%.
    Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Providing access to very basic cooling measures is an overall inexpensive way to keep people safe and has the side benefit of economic efficiency.
    The Editors, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
  • Plastic: Lightweight and inexpensive, plastic stakes lack durability.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • The brand makes our favorite down comforter, the best budget bamboo sheets, and the best affordable linen sheets.
    Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 22 May 2025
  • For amenities, vibrancy, and affordable property, Thessaloniki—Greece’s second city—is worth your attention.
    Kathleen Peddicord, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Adjective
  • Under coach Manolo González, Espanyol has just placed a reasonable 14th in La Liga.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
  • International agreements require the owners of the patents on standardized technologies to allow others to use them—to license them to any interested party on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms.
    Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 2025

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“Cut-price.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cut-price. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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