secondhand

secondhand {adj.}

Used; not new; preowned.

Sometimes a secondhand car is just as reliable as a brand new one.

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[on the cheap] {adv. phr.} Inexpensively; on a tight budget. * /She buys most of her clothes on the cheap in secondhand stores./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[get stuck] {v. phr.} 1. To be victimized; be cheated. * /The Smiths sure got stuck when they bought that secondhand car; it broke down just two days after they […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[brand-new] also [bran-new] {adj.} As new or fresh as when just made and sold by the manufacturer; showing no use or wear. * /He had taken a brand-new car from […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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