Phrase guide
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noun
A clearance sale at greatly reduced prices, often at losses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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noun
a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
noun
a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
History
By metonymy, from 19th century discount sales of products that had been damaged by fire or that could no longer be stored because the storage facility had been destroyed by fire necessitating immediate sale or loss of value.
Across languages
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