inexpensive

[in-ik-spen-siv]

adjective

1. not expensive; not high in price; costing little.

   Antonyms: costly

inexpensive

/ ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv /

adjective

1. not expensive; cheap

Other Word Forms

• inexpensively adverb
• inexpensiveness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inexpensive¹

First recorded in 1830–40; in- ³ + expensive

Synonym Study

See cheap.

Example Sentences

An immense solar-plus-storage power plant in the desert is now pumping out inexpensive clean electricity at full bore.

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But as trees are inexpensive and take time to reach full maturity, Prof Jones said UK cities should start planting as many as possible now.

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“A big part of those scenes were free or very inexpensive nights when you even if you didn’t have a lot of money, you could go out and have a great time,” Gillespie said.

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The result is that the power of inexpensive books was swept under the rug in favor of expensive shows of force.

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Still, he was grateful for the inexpensive air fare, and the place he had to stay in Italy, because "otherwise I wouldn't be able to come to this beautiful country".

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Related Words

• cheap 
• economical 
• low-cost 
• low-priced 
• modest 
• popular 
• reasonable