A basement floor in a department store where items are sold at discounted prices. bar′gain-base′ment adj. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English... Bargain basement - definition of bargain basement by The Free Dictionary

Accessed 9 Feb. 2024. Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of BARGAIN-BASEMENT is of inferior quality or worth. How to use bargain-basement in a sentence.

1. Sold at a low or reduced price; very inexpensive. The term comes from a section of a department store, usually at the ground or basement level, where inexpensive items or those at reduced prices are sold. George paid nearly $500 for his designer suit, but I think my bargain-basement suit looks just as nice. 2.

A basement floor in a department store where items are sold at discounted prices. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.