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U9a

If you buy something for much less than it usually costs, you say, “At ten dollars it was a(n) ________!”

This question was slightly altered and recoded; it can be compared to the 1965–70 question U9.

STEAL 16
BARGAIN 12
BARGIN 2
DEAL 2
A STEAL 1
BUY 1
GIFT 1
GOOD DEAL 1
STEEL 1
TOO GOOD TO PASS UP 1

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