What on Earth does "cheap at half the price" mean?
(in Phrasefinder Bulletin Board): 'Cheap at half the price' is understood to mean 'reasonably priced' and if people understand that meaning why worry about logical niceties? It was never …
grammar - "It worths it", "it worth it" or "it is worth it"? - English ...
Worth as a verb is obsolete. Where have you seen or heard It worths it or It worth it? What you will find is It’s worth it, used to describe something that has a value equivalent to what is being …
What is the difference between 20$ and $20? [closed]
I am seeing both 20$ and $20 usages. (20 is nonessential to this question.) What is the difference between them?
"In the market" or "on the market" - English Language & Usage …
Generally speaking, only the commodity itself is on the market, while the traders themselves and other aspects of the trade are in the market. So one puts one’s pork bellies on the market at …
A word for price after tax and service charge but before discount
10 Taken from here: The net price is the price pre-tax, and the gross price should be the price including tax. backed up by here: you know a price after tax (the Gross price) but want to find …
meaning - "Hypocrisy is the compliment vice pays to virtue"
Yeah, that's about it. It means that virtue may be discussed and openly advocated, but vice must not be; that is to say, virtue is unmarked and vice is marked. This is the basis of all journalism, …
Origin of "ballpark estimate" to mean a very rough estimate?
maybe its because baseball stadiums all vary in size and therefore a "ballpark estimate" would mean the size of a ballpark -- something already very roughly defined
Equal or lesser value to? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Jul 4, 2018 · As is standard for such sales, the second item's price must be the same as or less than the price of the first item. My boss wants this conveyed as "second item is of equal or …
meaning - Differences between "price point" and "price" - English ...
Feb 9, 2011 · Price point means a point on a scale of possible prices at which something might be marketed; its meaning is different from the meaning of price, which is (principally, but not only) …
"cheaper price" or "lower price" / "cheaper rate" or "lower rate"
Somehow it really grates me when people say that something is at a "cheaper/more expensive price" or "cheaper/more expensive rate". My understanding is that prices and rates can be …