cut-rate sale

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cut-rate sale - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale"

sales event, sale

bazaar, fair - a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"

boot sale, car boot sale - an outdoor sale at which people sell things from the trunk of their car

clearance sale, inventory-clearance sale - a sale to reduce inventory

closeout - a sale intended to dispose of all remaining stock

fire sale - a sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire

fire sale - a sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy

garage sale, yard sale - an outdoor sale of used personal or household items held on the seller's premises

going-out-of-business sale - a sale of all the tangible assets of a business that is about to close; "during the Great Depression going-out-of-business sales were very common"

realisation, realization - a sale in order to obtain money (as a sale of stock or a sale of the estate of a bankrupt person) or the money so obtained

jumble sale, rummage sale - a sale of donated articles

selloff - a sale of a relatively large number of assets (stocks or bonds or commodities) at a low price typically done to dispose of them rather than as normal trade

white sale - a sale of household linens

occasion - an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

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The cut-rate sale forced the resignation of India's telecoms minister and has embroiled the Congressled government in massive controversy.

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But at the same time, Papadatos notes, such a cut-rate sale can become someone else's bargain.

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It has bought out the contracts of more than 38,000 union-represented US workers, slashed cut-rate sales to car rental agencies and pushed to unify its global vehicle development in an effort to cut costs and boost margins.