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BNC: 1389 COCA: 1930

cheap

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adjective

ˈchēp How to pronounce cheap (audio)
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
ˈchē-pish How to pronounce cheap (audio)
adjective
cheapishly adverb
cheaply
ˈchē-plē How to pronounce cheap (audio)
adverb
cheapness noun

cheap

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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

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noun

obsolete
: bargain see also for cheap, on the cheap

Synonyms

Adjective

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

Phrases Containing cheap

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