cheap
[ cheep ]
/ tʃip /
adjective, cheap·er, cheap·est.
adverb
at a low price; at small cost: He is willing to sell cheap.
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low-cost, reasonable, low-priced, competitive, economical, poor, bad, dirty, tight, bargain, budget, buy, irregular, moderate, nominal, reduced, sale, standard, steal, utility
Nearby words
chb, chd, che, che guevara, che sarà sarà, cheap, cheap at twice the price, cheap out, cheap shot, cheap skate, cheap-jack
Idioms
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
before 900; Middle English cheep (short for phrases, as good cheep cheap, literally, good bargain), Old English cēap bargain, market, trade; cognate with German Kauf, Old Norse kaup; all < Latin caupō innkeeper, tradesman; see chapman
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1, 4. Cheap, inexpensive agree in their suggestion of low cost. Cheap now usually suggests shoddiness, inferiority, showy imitation, complete unworthiness, and the like: a cheap kind of fur. Inexpensive emphasizes lowness of price (although more expensive than cheap ) and suggests that the value is fully equal to the cost: an inexpensive dress. It is often used as an evasion for the more specific cheap.
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cheap
/ (tʃiːp) /
adjective
noun
on the cheap British informal at a low cost
adverb
at very little cost
Derived Forms
cheapish, adjectivecheaply, adverbcheapness, nounWord Origin for cheap
Old English ceap barter, bargain, price, property; related to Old Norse kaup bargain, Old High German kouf trade, Latin caupō innkeeper
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Idioms and Phrases with cheaper
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
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