cheapen
verb (used with object)
to make cheap or cheaper.
cheapens
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present tense formof cheapen (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“Chill on the AI it cheapens the brand,” one wrote on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
If the company gets over its overamplification, which cheapens everything it presents, that need not disastrously lessen the impact.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2025
"If a university is willing to look the other way and not hold faculty accountable for engaging in academically dishonest behavior, it cheapens its mission and the value of its education," Ms Fox said.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
To make his case, Paul argues that consumers benefit from a popular business tactic in Big Tech called "vertical integration," where a company streamlines and cheapens its operations by owning multiple stages of production.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022
It cheapens everything, doesn’t it, if this man thinks we’re only giving him everything we have on us because we may not have any use for it ten minutes from now.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
