: of, relating to, selling, or being discounted merchandise
an off-price store
off-price apparel

Examples of off-price in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The retailer’s plan to expand its off-price Rack business faltered in 2021 because of poor inventory planning. Jeannette Neumann, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024 Growing up as the youngest of three girls, King mostly shopped at off-price department stores like Burlington, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx. Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024 Ross bills itself as the largest off-price retail chain in the nation. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 5 Mar. 2024 With consumers having a laser focus on value but still attracted to the top brands, TJX’s off-price model continues to appeal to bargain hunting shoppers. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 Additionally, more of them are now visiting off-price stores — like T.J. Maxx — than their full-price counterparts. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2024 Not, as one veteran Orioles player told the Baltimore Banner, like a fan scouring off-price retailers for deals. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2024 As a result, the company is led by former off-price chain Burlington Stores BURL -1.1% CEO Tom Kingsbury, who joined the Kohl’s board in 2021 with backing from Macellum and Ancora. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Gass said Levi is working on shifting its mix of wholesale partners and will look to rely less on off-price retailers, which generally sell at lower prices. Olivia Rockeman, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-price was in 1952

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“Off-price.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-price. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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