cheap
costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap.
charging low prices: a very cheap store.
of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy: cheap conduct; cheap workmanship.
embarrassed; sheepish: He felt cheap about his mistake.
obtainable at a low rate of interest: when money is cheap.
of decreased value or purchasing power, as currency depreciated due to inflation.
stingy; miserly: He's too cheap to buy his own brother a cup of coffee.
at a low price; at small cost: He is willing to sell cheap.
Idioms about cheap
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive: I found this old chair for eight dollars—it would be cheap at twice the price.
on the cheap, Informal. inexpensively; economically: She enjoys traveling on the cheap.
Origin of cheap
1synonym study For cheap
Other words for cheap
Opposites for cheap
Other words from cheap
- cheapish, adjective
- cheap·ish·ly, adverb
- cheaply, adverb
- cheapness, noun
- o·ver·cheap, adjective
- o·ver·cheap·ly, adverb
- o·ver·cheap·ness, noun
- un·cheap·ly, adverb
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How to use cheap in a sentence
"They are the cheapest thing on the market and they are what has been offered," he says.
House of the Witch: The Renegade Craft Brewers of Panama | Jeff Campagna | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn fact, it takes more than $48,000 a year just to live sustainably in the cheapest parts of the United States.
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While I prefer having all my books on one light device, e-books are still not the cheapest option in every case.
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The cheapest cigars in New York are dispensed by dilapidated Chinamen, who have little stands about the streets and markets.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.A good, strong material will be found cheapest in the end, though the actual expenditure of money may be larger at first.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyThe church, considering its capacity and general finish, is thought to be one of the cheapest buildings for miles round.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusYet the struggle for mere existence is more and more intense, and labor is cheapest of commodities.
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousI rushed forthwith and took the cheapest ticket I could get, for the very top of the house.
British Dictionary definitions for cheap
/ (tʃiːp) /
costing relatively little; inexpensive; good value
charging low prices: a cheap hairdresser
of poor quality; shoddy: cheap furniture; cheap and nasty
worth relatively little: promises are cheap
not worthy of respect; vulgar
ashamed; embarrassed: to feel cheap
stingy; miserly
informal mean; despicable: a cheap liar
cheap as chips See chip (def. 11)
dirt cheap informal extremely inexpensive
on the cheap British informal at a low cost
at very little cost
Origin of cheap
1Derived forms of cheap
- cheapish, adjective
- cheaply, adverb
- cheapness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with cheap
In addition to the idioms beginning with cheap
- cheap at twice the price
- cheap shot
- cheap skate
also see:
- dirt cheap
- on the cheap
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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