five finger discount Idiom, Proverb
at a discount
at a discount At a lower than usual price; also, held in low esteem. For example,
I'm holding off on buying a computer until I can get one at a discount, or
Liberals are at a discount in the present administration. The first usage, mainly found in business and commerce, dates from about 1700. The figurative usage is about a century newer.
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at a discount.
five-finger discount
The act of shoplifting. You're activity to get bent if you accumulate application your five-finger abatement at all of these places!Learn more: discountfive-finger discount
Sl. shoplifting. Sam acclimated his five-finger abatement to get the affectionate of arena Jane wanted. I got this chaplet by five-finger discount.Learn more: discountfive-finger discount
an act of shoplifting. North American informalLearn more: discountfive-finger discount
n. the accretion of article by shoplifting. Mooshoo acclimated his five-finger abatement to get the affectionate of arena Britney wanted. Learn more: discount