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FOR A SONG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does for a song mean?
• FOR A SONG (adverb)
The adverb FOR A SONG has 1 sense:
1. for a relatively small amount of money
Familiarity information: FOR A SONG used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
For a relatively small amount of money
Synonyms:
at a low price; for a bargain price; for a song
Context example:
we bought the house for a song
Context examples
Then, on the morning of the fourth day, two men from the States came along and bought them, harness and all, for a song.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
If you work in arts or entertainment, circle January 27, when Venus will conjunct Neptune in your financial sector—you may sell a piece of artwork that you created, receive an award for a song you wrote, produced, or recorded, or be chosen to be one of the actors to star in a movie.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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