1.
throwaway price; rock-bottom price; dirt-cheap price
A price so low it is as if the item were being thrown away — used for goods sold well below market value, often in clearance sales, distressed sales, or urgent liquidations.
捨て値で売る。
To sell at a throwaway price.
閉店セールで捨て値になっていた。
At the closing sale, prices had dropped to throwaway levels.
急に引っ越すことになり、家具を捨て値で処分した。
Having to move suddenly, I got rid of the furniture at dirt-cheap prices.
Literally "abandonment price" — a price treated as if the seller is simply discarding the item.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 捨て値で売る: to sell at a throwaway price
- 捨て値で買う: to buy at a rock-bottom price
- 捨て値になる: (prices) drop to throwaway levels
- 捨て値処分: disposal at rock-bottom prices
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 格安: bargain price — implies good value but not necessarily desperate selling
- 叩き売り: fire sale — emphasizes aggressive, urgent selling