Money & finance
an absolute steal
an extremely good bargain
Something is an absolute steal if it is exceptionally good value because it costs much less than it is worth.
Hear it in real life
How much did you pay for the desk?
Only twenty pounds - an absolute steal.
This jacket was an absolute steal in the end-of-season sale.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: That jacket was a very steal.
Say: That jacket was an absolute steal.
“A very steal” uses an adverb where this expression needs “absolute.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
be an absolute steal; get something for an absolute steal
Your turn: say it out loud
This jacket was an absolute steal in the end-of-season sale.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
an absolute steal
an extremely good bargain
“This jacket was an absolute steal in the end-of-season sale.”
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