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   cheap

   /tʃiːp/

   adjective

   • 1. low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services: "local buses were reliable and cheap" Similar inexpensivelow-pricedlow-pricelow-costeconomicaleconomiccompetitiveaffordablereasonablereasonably pricedmoderately pricedkeenly pricedbudgeteconomycheap and cheerfulbargaincut-ratecut-pricehalf-pricesale-pricesalereducedon special offermarked downdiscounteddiscountrock-bottomgiveawayinformal:bargain-basementslashedgoing for a songdirt cheapbargainousOpposite expensive
   • ▪ charging low prices: "a cheap restaurant"
   • ▪ inexpensive because of inferior quality: "cheap, shoddy goods" Similar poor-qualitysecond-ratethird-ratesubstandardlow-gradeinferiorcommonvulgarshoddytrashytawdrytinnybrassyworthlessmeretriciouscheap and nastycheapjackgimcrackBrummagempinchbeckinformal:cheapojunkytackykitschnot up to muchrubbishrubbishynaffduffropygrottytwopenny-halfpennya dime a dozentinhorntwo-bitdime-storevulgar slang:crapcrappychickenshitarchaic:trumperyOpposite high-class
   • 2. of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort: "her moment of cheap triumph" Similar despicablecontemptiblelowbaseimmoralunscrupulousunprincipledunsavourydistastefulunpleasantmeanshabbysordidvulgartawdrylow-mindeddishonourablediscreditableignoblesorryshamefulinformal:beastlyarchaic:scurvyOpposite admirable
   • ▪ deserving contempt: "a cheap trick" Similar despicablecontemptiblelowbaseimmoralunscrupulousunprincipledunsavourydistastefulunpleasantmeanshabbysordidvulgartawdrylow-mindeddishonourablediscreditableignoblesorryshamefulinformal:beastlyarchaic:scurvyOpposite admirable
   • ▪ miserly: informal North American "she's too cheap to send me a postcard" Similar miserlyniggardlyclose-fistedparsimoniouspenny-pinchingcheese-paringungenerouspenuriousilliberalclosegraspinggreedyavariciousacquisitiveScrooge-likemeanmiserableinformal:tight-fistedstingytightmingymoney-grubbingskinflintygrabbyhungryvulgar slang:tight as a duck's arsetight-arsetight-arsedtight-asstight-assedarchaic:nearniggard

   adverb

   • 1. at or for a low price: "a house that was going cheap because of the war"

   Word Origin late 15th century: from an obsolete phrase good cheap ‘a good bargain’, from Old Englishcēap ‘bargaining, trade’, based on Latin caupo ‘small trader, innkeeper’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cheapish adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHEAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CHEAP definition: 1. costing little money or less than is usual or expected: 2. If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › cheapCheap Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of CHEAP is charging or obtainable at a low price. How to use cheap in a sentence. charging or obtainable at a low price; purchasable below the going price or the real value; depreciated in value (as by currency inflation)…

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   Cheap definition: costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive. See examples of CHEAP used in a sentence.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCHEAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected. I'm going to live off campus if I can find somewhere cheap enough. Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up. Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel. They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncheap adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   Definition of cheap adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Something cheap doesn't cost much money. But watch out, because cheap things are also often cheaply made. When prices are low, they're cheap: that's a good thing.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishCHEAP | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   CHEAP definition: 1. not expensive, or costing less than usual: 2. where you have to pay less than usual or less…. Learn more.

9. www.thefreedictionary.com › cheapCheap - definition of cheap by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive. b. Charging low prices: a cheap restaurant. 2. a. Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money. b. Devalued, as in buying power: cheap dollars. 3. Achieved with little effort: a cheap victory; cheap laughs. 4.

10. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › cheapcheap | meaning of cheap in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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    cheap meaning, definition, what is cheap: not at all expensive, or lower in price ...: Learn more.

11. www.wordreference.com › definition › cheapcheap - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    adj. costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap.