| a basement area in some stores where goods are sold at prices lower than usual. |
[bahr-guhn-beys-muhnt] 
| 1. | very low-priced. |
| 2. | noticeably lacking in quality; inferior. |
| bargain basement n. A basement floor or floors in a department store where goods and apparel are sold at reduced or discounted prices. bar'gain-base'ment (bär'gĭn-bās'mənt) adj. |