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BNC: 1389 COCA: 1930

cheap

1 cheap /ˈtʃiːp/ adjective
cheaper; cheapest
1 cheap
/ˈtʃiːp/
adjective
cheaper; cheapest
Learner's definition of CHEAP
: not costing a lot of money便宜的;廉价的
see also dirt cheap
: of low quality : not worth a lot of money劣质的;低劣的;不值钱的
: charging low prices收费低的
: not willing to share or spend money吝啬的;小气的
often + with
: not hard to do or get容易的;简单的;容易获取的
: having little or no self-respect : ashamed of being used, abused, etc., by other people丢脸的;羞愧的

on the cheap

informal
: at the lowest possible cost : in a cheap way低廉地;价廉地

— cheaply

adverb [more cheaply; most cheaply]

— cheapness

noun [noncount]
2 cheap /ˈtʃiːp/ adverb
2 cheap
/ˈtʃiːp/
adverb
Learner's definition of CHEAP
: at a low cost便宜地;廉价地;低成本地
: for a low price低价

come cheap

: to be available at a low price可以低价获得usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句
BNC: 1389 COCA: 1930

cheap

1 of 3

adjective

1
a
: charging or obtainable at a low price
a good cheap hotel
cheap tickets
b
: purchasable below the going price or the real value
c
: depreciated in value (as by currency inflation)
cheap dollars
2
a
: of inferior quality or worth : tawdry, sleazy
cheap workmanship
b
: stingy
My uncle was too cheap to pay for dinner.
c
: contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities
feeling cheap
I felt cheap, full of shame and guilt
3
: gained or done with little effort
a cheap victory
talk is cheap
4
of money : obtainable at a low rate of interest
cheapish adjective
cheapishly adverb
cheaply adverb
cheapness noun

cheap

2 of 3

adverb

: for little cost : cheaply
was able to buy it cheap
"It all seems to centre round that bust of Napoleon which I bought for this very room about four months ago. I picked it up cheap from Harding Brothers, two doors from the High Street Station." Arthur Conan Doyle

cheap

3 of 3

noun

obsolete

Example Sentences

Adjective I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal. curtains made of cheap material He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking. This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway. Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Oregon is cheap because the state doesn’t have a sales tax, which would otherwise add tens of millions of dollars to the cost of building and maintaining a data center. oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 That’s a good thing since none of the four will go for cheap. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 7 Sep. 2022 With prices starting at $250 for enough space to get a small cookout drunk and ranging up to $1,500 for one so enormous, it could be used to cater an outdoor wedding, the coolers aren’t cheap. Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2022 The thesis in favor of acquisition would be to pick up the asset on the cheap since it's lost so much value in the past year. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 One factor limiting student interest in culinary school is that a four-year culinary degree isn’t cheap. Allison Salerno, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Make your own homemade cleaning products on the cheap with vinegar and other natural products. Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Aug. 2022 Those shots are always built in the past — easy to draw because a pencil is cheap. J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 These grinders are cheap, and yes, using fresh beans in a blade grinder is far better than buying ground coffee. Jaina Grey Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun and Adjective

Middle English chep, from Old English cēap trade; akin to Old High German kouf trade; both ultimately from Latin caupo tradesman

First Known Use

Adjective

1509, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Adverb

1569, in the meaning defined above

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cheap was before the 12th century
BNC: 1389 COCA: 1930
cheap

adjective

,
1

adverb¹

1low price低價VERBS | ADVERB VERBSbe, be going便宜;廉價出售a brand new radio going cheap廉價出售的一台全新收音機buy sth, get sth, sell sth以低價購買⋯/得到⋯/出售⋯They're selling fabrics cheap this week.他們這週正在廉價賣紡織品。not come不便宜Shoes like that don't come cheap.那樣的鞋不會便宜。ADVERBextremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常便宜amazingly, incredibly, remarkably, ridiculously出奇地/不可思議地/異常地/離譜地便宜It's a good restaurant, and incredibly cheap.這家館子不錯,而且價格便宜得不得了。comparatively, reasonably, relatively相對/比較/還算便宜not exactly (especially BrE) 根本談不上便宜At £60 000 the car is not exactly cheap (= it is very expensive).這輛轎車 6 萬英鎊,一點兒也不便宜。buy sth on the cheap, get sth on the cheap便宜地買到/得到⋯The school managed to get a couple of computers on the cheap.學校設法弄到了幾台便宜電腦。
cheap

adjective

,
2

adverb²

2poor quality劣質VERBS | PHRASES VERBSbe, look低劣;看起來低劣The glasses are plain without looking cheap.這眼鏡樸素,但看起來並不粗劣。PHRASEScheap and nasty (BrE) 價廉質劣The bag looks cheap and nasty.這包看起來價廉質劣。

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