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Pronunciation / Transliteration: hangaku
"その店ではすべての商品が半額でした。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Costing or available for half of the usual price.
"She managed to get a half-price ticket for the concert last minute."
- 1
At half of the usual price.
"The bookstore was selling all its old stock half-price to clear space for new arrivals."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'half price' originates from Middle English, where 'half' comes from Old English 'healf', meaning 'one of two equal parts', and 'price' derives from Latin 'pretium', meaning 'value or worth'. Over time, the phrase evolved to denote a discount of 50% off the original price.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Half Price" is said worldwide
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à moitié prix
Transliteration: a mwa.tje pʁi
"J'ai acheté ce livre à moitié prix pendant les soldes."
zum halben Preis
Transliteration: tsʊm ˈhalbm̩ pʁaɪs
"Sie hat das Kleid zum halben Preis gekauft."
a metà prezzo
Transliteration: a meˈta ˈprɛt.tso
"Ho trovato un biglietto a metà prezzo per il museo."
a mitad de precio
Transliteration: a miˈtað ðe ˈpɾe.θjo
"Compramos las entradas a mitad de precio para el concierto."
pela metade do preço
Transliteration: ˈpɛ.lɐ mɛˈta.dʒi du ˈpɾɛ.su
"Eles venderam os produtos pela metade do preço na promoção."
आधे दाम पर
Transliteration: aadhe daam par
"मुझे यह किताब आधे दाम पर मिली।"
半价
Transliteration: bànjià
"这家商店所有商品都半价出售。"
반값
Transliteration: ban-gap
"그는 반값에 새 신발을 샀다."
半額
Transliteration: hangaku
"その店ではすべての商品が半額でした。"
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