| Profitability metric, for short |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Oct 2026 |
| Clearance tag abbr. |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Aug 2026 |
| Not perfect, as mdse. |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2026 |
| Second-quality: Abbr. |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2025 |
| Bargain bin abbr. |
New York Times |
26 Oct 2025 |
| Kind of verb: Abbr. |
Commuter |
27 Aug 2025 |
| Out of the ordinary, for short |
|
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| Flawed, as a product [abbr.] |
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| Second-quality, as mdse. |
Newsday |
02 Mar 2025 |
| Abbr. on damaged merchandise |
|
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| Abbr. on a clearance tag |
|
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| Sale rack abbr. |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2024 |
| Bargain bin letters |
|
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| Like rule-breaking vbs. |
|
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| Second-quality mdse. |
Newsday |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Not normal (abbr.) |
|
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| Nonstandard: Abbr. |
New York Times |
09 Aug 2024 |
| Abbr. on discountrack merchandise tags |
|
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| Nonstandard: Abbr |
New York Times |
30 Apr 2024 |
| Somehow flawed as a product [abbr.] |
|
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| Like many common vbs. |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Not normal, for short |
|
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| Tehran's currency: Abbr. |
|
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| Discount tag abbreviation |
|
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| Sale bin abbr |
Premier Sunday |
10 Sep 2023 |
| Tehran's currency: Abbr. |
|
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| Discount tag letters |
|
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| Like some verbs: Abbr |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Oct 2022 |
| Like some marked-down garments: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Sep 2022 |
| Like some off-price merchandise: Abbr |
LA Times Daily |
23 Aug 2022 |
| Sale rack abbr |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Second-qual. |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2022 |
| Like some vbs |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Discount tag letters |
|
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| Like the verb 'to be': Abbr |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Sale rack abbr |
LA Times Daily |
11 May 2022 |
| Sale rack abbr |
|
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| Discount tag abbreviation |
|
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| Second-quality, as mdse |
Newsday |
10 Feb 2022 |
| Like some bargain bin mdse |
LA Times Daily |
15 Dec 2021 |
| Discount abbreviation |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Aug 2021 |
| Not up to 57-Down, perhaps |
|
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| Not up to 57-Down, perhaps |
LA Times Daily |
06 Aug 2021 |
| Sale-tag: Abbr. |
|
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| Discount tag letters |
|
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| Like the verbs “come” and “go”: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2021 |
| Mdse. category |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2021 |
| Mdse. category |
|
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| Nonstandard, as vbs |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2021 |
| Like some verbs: Abbr |
Universal |
24 Dec 2020 |
| Discount tag letters |
|
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| Discount tag abbreviation |
|
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| Discount rack abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Sep 2020 |
| Abbr. in a discount bin |
New York Times |
14 Jul 2020 |
| Discount tag abbreviation |
|
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| Like some vbs |
|
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| Like some vbs |
LA Times Daily |
19 May 2020 |
| Tehran's currency: Abbr. |
|
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| Discount tag abbr. |
|
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| Like the vb. 'go' |
|
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| Like the vb. "go" |
LA Times Daily |
31 Oct 2019 |
| Sale rack abbr |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2019 |
| Like the v. “sing” |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2019 |
| Like the verb 'to be': Abbr |
New York Times |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Second-quality, as mdse |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2019 |
| Like some verbs: Abbr |
New York Times |
15 Jun 2019 |
| Clothing label warning |
Wall Street Journal |
23 May 2019 |
| Discount tag abbr. |
|
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| Clearance rack abbr |
|
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| Clearance rack abbr |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2019 |
| Clothing label warning |
|
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| Clearance rack abbr. |
|
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| Like the v. "sing" |
|
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| Like some verbs: Abbr. |
|
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| Like the vb. "go" |
|
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| Like the verb "to be": Abbr. |
|
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| Tag on bargain mdse |
USA Today |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Like damaged mdse. on sale |
|
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| Like damaged mdse. on sale |
LA Times Daily |
24 Dec 2018 |
| Like deeply discounted mdse |
LA Times Daily |
28 Oct 2018 |
| Like deeply discounted mdse |
|
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| Like the vb. 'be' |
|
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| Like the vb. "be" |
LA Times Daily |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Vb. designation |
Newsday |
16 Sep 2018 |
| Bargain bin abbr |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr |
LA Times Daily |
04 Sep 2018 |
| Discount tag abbr |
|
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| Discount tag abbr |
LA Times Daily |
02 Sep 2018 |
| Like some discount mdse |
|
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| Like some discount mdse |
LA Times Daily |
19 Aug 2018 |
| Tehran's currency: Abbr. |
|
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| Discount tag abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2018 |
| Discount tag abbr. |
|
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| Discount rack abbr |
USA Today |
23 May 2018 |
| Second-quality: Abbr |
Newsday |
22 Apr 2018 |
| Discount tag letters |
|
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| Discount abbr |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jan 2018 |
| Discount abbr |
|
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| Discount tag abbr. |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
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| Like deeply discounted mdse. |
|
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| Discount rack abbr. |
|
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| Tag on bargain mdse. |
|
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| Like the vb. "be" |
|
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| Like some discount mdse. |
|
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| Like damaged mdse. on sale |
|
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| Discount tag abbr. |
|
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| Discount abbr. |
|
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| Like 'come' and 'go': Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Dec 2017 |
| Like the verbs 'eat' and 'drink': Abbr |
New York Times |
03 Dec 2017 |
| Like the verbs 'lie' and 'lay': Abbr |
New York Times |
24 Oct 2017 |
| Like some sale items: Abbr |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2017 |
| Like the verb 'lie': Abbr |
Premier Sunday |
20 Aug 2017 |
| Sale tag abbr |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2017 |
| Clearance rack abbr |
USA Today |
28 Jun 2017 |
| Like some verbs: Abbr |
Thomas Joseph |
29 May 2017 |
| Discount rack abbr |
LA Times Daily |
22 Mar 2017 |
| Discount rack abbr |
|
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| Abbr. on some sale goods |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2017 |
| Like second-quality mdse |
Newsday |
05 Feb 2017 |
| Like some outlet store mdse |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jan 2017 |
| Like the verbs "eat" and "drink": Abbr. |
|
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| Like some sale items: Abbr. |
|
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| Sale tag abbr. |
|
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| Discount rack abbr. |
|
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| Abbr. on some sale goods |
|
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| Like some outlet store mdse. |
|
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| Clearance rack abbr. |
|
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| Like the verbs "lie" and "lay": Abbr. |
|
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| Abbr. seen on a discount clothing rack |
Universal |
11 Dec 2016 |
| Like some vbs |
USA Today |
21 Nov 2016 |
| Abbr. on some sale tags |
USA Today |
11 Oct 2016 |
| Like some sale mdse |
Wall Street Journal |
28 Sep 2016 |
| Like some mdse. marked 'as is' |
New York Times |
02 Aug 2016 |
| Sale tag abbr., perhaps |
|
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| Abbreviation on some 'as is' merchandise |
|
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| Letters on a clearance rack item, perhaps |
|
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| Factory reject abbr |
USA Today |
25 Jun 2016 |
| Like some verbs: Abbr |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jun 2016 |
| Kind of verb: Abbr |
New York Times |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Out of business |
New York Times |
08 May 2016 |
| Sales rack abbr |
Universal |
03 May 2016 |
| Like some marked-down mdse |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2016 |
| Abbr. on some sale tags |
|
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| Kind of verb: Abbr. |
|
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| Factory reject abbr. |
|
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| Like some mdse. marked "as is" |
|
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| Abbr. on a clothing reject tag |
Universal |
20 Aug 2015 |
| Annoy |
Family Time |
25 May 2015 |
| Bargain bin abbr |
Premier Sunday |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Not standard: Abbr |
New York Times |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Abbr. on a clothing reject tag |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
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| Sale rack abbr. |
|
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| Abbr. on some bargain bin items |
|
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| Not standard: Abbr. |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
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| Discount rack abbreviation |
|
|
| Like some cheap mdse. |
|
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| Like some vbs. |
|
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| Shorthand for seconds |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
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| Abbr. on some marked-down clothes |
|
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| Like the vb. "have" |
|
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| Sale rack abbr. |
|
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| Like some sale goods: Abbr. |
|
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| Abbr. on some clothing tags |
|
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| Abbr. on sale garment tags |
|
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| Like the vb. "have" |
|
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| Discount rack abbr. |
|
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| Factory seconds abbreviation |
|
|
| Imperfect, on a sale tag (abbr.) |
|
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| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
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| Flawed, as mdse. |
|
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| Abbr. on a sale item's tag |
|
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| Second-quality: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like auxiliary vbs. |
|
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| Sale abbr. |
|
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| Clearance rack abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain basement letters |
|
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| Like "to be": Abbr. |
|
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| Abbr. on a clothing sale item, sometimes |
|
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| Like the vbs. "creep" and "weep" |
|
|
| Tag for some as-is mdse. |
|
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| Abbr. on a clothing factory reject tag |
|
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| Sale abbr. |
|
|
| Like the vb. "to be," in most languages |
|
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| Bargain basement letters |
|
|
| Tag for some as-is mdse. |
|
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| Like the vb. "to be," in most languages |
|
|
| Like the vbs. 'eat and 'lie" |
|
|
| Abbr. on some marked-down clothes |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
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| Sale rack abbr. |
|
|
| Outlet store abbr. |
|
|
| Non-std. |
|
|
| Like the vb. "go," e.g. |
|
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| Outlet store abbr. |
|
|
| Damaged, as mdse. |
|
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| Like some reduced mdse. |
|
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| Like the vb. "go," e.g. |
|
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| Damaged, as mdse. |
|
|
| Like some reduced mdse. |
|
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| Sale rack abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on a garment sale tag |
|
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| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
|
| Like the verb "be" in many languages: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale bin abbr. |
|
|
| Sale item, maybe: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Not std. |
|
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| Discount rack abbr. |
|
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| Sale item abbr. |
|
|
| Like oddly conjugated verbs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Second-quality, as mdse. |
|
|
| Imperfect, as mdse. |
|
|
| Imperfect, as mdse. |
|
|
| Bargain basement abbr. |
|
|
| Like some marked-down mdse. |
|
|
| Factory-seconds abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain basement abbr. |
|
|
| Like not-so-good gds. |
|
|
| Like the verb 'be': Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some outlet mall mdse. |
|
|
| Half-price bin abbr. |
|
|
| Like some cheap mdse. |
|
|
| Factory outlet tag abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
|
| As-is tag abbr., perhaps |
|
|
| Like "be": Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount clothes-rack abbr. |
|
|
| Factory outlet tag abbr. |
|
|
| Not having a std. conjugation |
|
|
| Bargain rack abbreviation |
|
|
| Like some outlet mall mdse. |
|
|
| Letters on seconds |
|
|
| Abbr. on a clothing sale item |
|
|
| Bargain tag abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain clothes bin abbr. |
|
|
| Clothes rack abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on some marked-down clothes |
|
|
| Bargain clothes bin abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like the vb. "be," e.g. |
|
|
| Discount bin marking found in 17-, 25-, 42- and 54-Across |
|
|
| Like the vb. "be," e.g. |
|
|
| Like many "as is" garments (abbr.) |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Letters on seconds |
|
|
| Like seconds: Abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on some clothing tags |
|
|
| Not up to the mfr.'s standards |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Bargain-bin abbr. |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Not up to the mfr.'s standards |
|
|
| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Verb type: Abbr. |
|
|
| Marking on some as-is mdse. |
|
|
| Letters on some marked-down mdse. |
|
|
| Flawed clothing abbr. |
|
|
| Like outlet store mdse., perhaps |
|
|
| Letters on some marked-down mdse. |
|
|
| Certain sale item: Abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on a holey vestment? |
|
|
| Not according to the specs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Clearance rack abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on some sale tags |
|
|
| Like some marked-down mdse. |
|
|
| Sale item abbr. |
|
|
| Discounted item: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Marking on some as-is mdse. |
|
|
| Discount label abbr. |
|
|
| Factory second: Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount-rack abbr. |
|
|
| Unlike verbs in Esperanto: Abbr. |
|
|
| Second-qual. |
|
|
| Abbr. on seconds |
|
|
| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Like the vb. "go" |
|
|
| Discount designation: Abbr. |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Imperf., on a sale tag |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Tag on damaged mdse. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Abbr. often seen on the discount rack |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Sale rack abbr. |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Tag on damaged mdse. |
|
|
| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Flawed, in mfg. |
|
|
| Abbr. often seen on the discount rack |
|
|
| Marked down, most likely: Abbr. |
|
|
| Type of vb. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Discount-rack abbr. |
|
|
| Flawed, as mdse. |
|
|
| Discount clothing tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Like defective mdse. |
|
|
| Clothing tag abbr. |
|
|
| Not std. |
|
|
| Like the verb "be": Abbr. |
|
|
| Like "strike": Abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
|
| Sale-tag abbr. |
|
|
| Misshapen: abbr. |
|
|
| Like some disc. items |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Type of vb. |
|
|
| Discount letters |
|
|
| Flawed, as mdse. |
|
|
| Like some disc. items |
|
|
| Marked down, most likely: Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount letters |
|
|
| Bargain basement abbr. |
|
|
| Not perfect (abbr.) |
|
|
| Letters on some as-is mdse. |
|
|
| Flawed somehow: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale-tag abbr. |
|
|
| Slightly defective: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like "see," in gram. |
|
|
| Flawed: abbr. |
|
|
| Sale-tag abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack shorthand |
|
|
| Slightly defective: Abbr. |
|
|
| Letters on some as-is mdse. |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Flawed, on store mdse. |
|
|
| Sale tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Discount tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like the square root of 2: Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount tag abbreviation |
|
|
| Flawed, on store mdse. |
|
|
| Like the verb "eat": Abbr. |
|
|
| Slightly defective: Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
|
| Like some discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Discount label abbr. |
|
|
| Vb. category |
|
|
| Abbr. on a sale item |
|
|
| Flawed, as bargain basement gds. |
|
|
| Like some sale mdse. |
|
|
| Sale tag abbr. |
|
|
| Verb type: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Verb type: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale tag abbr. |
|
|
| Flawed, as bargain basement gds. |
|
|
| Discount label abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack shorthand |
|
|
| Discount label abbr. |
|
|
| Sale abbr. |
|
|
| Vb. type |
|
|
| Like some sale clothes: Abbr. |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Like some verbs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Verb type: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale-tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like some verbs (abbr.) |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Factory second abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on a sales item |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Vb. category |
|
|
| Like some second-quality clothing: Abbr. |
|
|
| Type of verb: abbr. |
|
|
| Mark given by a garment insp. |
|
|
| Like some verbs, for short |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Not first-quality: Abbr. |
|
|
| Vb. with an unusual past |
|
|
| Abbr. on sale items |
|
|
| Type of verb (abbr.) |
|
|
| Kind of verb: Abbr. |
|
|
| Letters on seconds |
|
|
| Marked-down mdse. mark |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Like some verbs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Abbr. on a discount label |
|
|
| Abbr. on a clothing factory reject tag |
|
|
| Flawed: abbr. |
|
|
| White sale abbr. |
|
|
| Like "buy," "sell" and other vbs. |
|
|
| Like "see," in grammar: Abbr. |
|
|
| Off size, e.g. |
|
|
| Factory-reject tag abbr. |
|
|
| Like "to be": Abbr. |
|
|
| Clothing tag abbr. |
|
|
| Sale item marking: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like some vbs. |
|
|
| Label in seconds |
|
|
| Factory second: Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale-price abbr. |
|
|
| Sale item Abbr. |
|
|
| Sale wd. |
|
|
| Type of vb. |
|
|
| Kind of vb. |
|
|
| Imperfect: Abbr. |
|
|
| Inits. on discounted mdse. |
|
|
| Stamp on some sale garments |
|
|
| Like some bargain clothing (abbr.) |
|
|
| Uneven: Abbr. |
|
|
| Like many Fr. verbs |
|
|
| Adj. for some verbs |
|
|
| Sales item abbr. |
|
|
| Adj. for "to be" |
|
|
| Type of verb: Abbr. |
|
|
| Not uniform: Abbr. |
|
|
| Some verbs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Discount rack abbr. |
|
|
| Bargain bin abbr. |
|
|
| Contrary to rule: Abbr. |
|
|
| Certain verbs: Abbr. |
|
|
| Clothing tag abbr. |
|
|