at half price vs at half-price

Both "at half price" and "at half-price" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "At half price" is used when referring to a discount of 50% off the original price, while "at half-price" is used to describe something that is being sold for half of its usual price.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"at half price"

This phrase is used to indicate that something is being sold at a 50% discount from its original price.

Examples:

I bought this shirt at half price during the sale.
The store is offering all its products at half price this weekend.
The restaurant is selling pizzas at half price on Tuesdays.
She got the phone at half price because it was a clearance sale.
The book was marked at half price on the clearance shelf.

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I have vampire teeth you can have at half price.
In secret... at half price.
Sell the blood at half price if you have to.
Good news: I'm giving out Noogies at half price.
But you don't move good product at half price just 'cause you want to clear floor space.
But you don't move good product at half price just 'cause you want to clear floor space.
Whatever you can dream up, at half price.
Everything from tooth brushes to farm appliances to be sold at half price!
Subject: Duty-free cigarettes sold over the Internet at half price in Romania and sent by private individuals
No, no, it's just that, you know, even at half price, it's...
I just got you at half price.
Well, you must as a flight attendant offer that passenger the option of buying another seat at half price for that item.
I just got you at half price.
The Maryland couponing club is meeting tomorrow morning at Half Price Harry's house in Frederick.
Our Russian says Tre just sold them another 5 K's, at half price.
Double the job at half the price.
We buy all at a taller price and sell the firewood at half-price?
A bargain at half the price to rid the village of its King Rat.
That, on the other hand, minus an outer leaf or two is positively Rousseauvian in its beauty, and at half the price.
I'll do that job twice as nice at half the price.

Alternatives:

at a 50% discount
at half the price
at 50% off
at a reduced price
at a discounted rate

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"at half-price"

This phrase is used to describe something that is being sold for half of its usual price.

Examples:

The store is offering all its products at half-price this weekend.
The hotel room was available at half-price due to a special promotion.
The restaurant is selling desserts at half-price after 8 p.m.
The electronics store is selling laptops at half-price for a limited time.
She bought the dress at half-price because it was the end of the season.

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We buy all at a taller price and sell the firewood at half-price?
I have vampire teeth you can have at half price.
In secret... at half price.
Sell the blood at half price if you have to.
The Maryland couponing club is meeting tomorrow morning at Half Price Harry's house in Frederick.
Good news: I'm giving out Noogies at half price.
I just got you at half price.
Well, you must as a flight attendant offer that passenger the option of buying another seat at half price for that item.
Our Russian says Tre just sold them another 5 K's, at half price.
But you don't move good product at half price just 'cause you want to clear floor space.
But you don't move good product at half price just 'cause you want to clear floor space.
Whatever you can dream up, at half price.
Everything from tooth brushes to farm appliances to be sold at half price!
Subject: Duty-free cigarettes sold over the Internet at half price in Romania and sent by private individuals
No, no, it's just that, you know, even at half price, it's...
Who would go for it at only half price?
They present their badge or identification, so they can come at a half-price ticket... to keep them coming when they're having hard times.
You guys couldn't break us, so you sent your undercover pig to try and peddle off some baggies of Z-loft on us at like half-price.
Double the job at half the price.
They sell off their sandwiches half price at the end of the day.

Alternatives:

at half the usual price
at a 50% discount
at half off
at a reduced rate
at a discounted price

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