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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Idioms for 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
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
ANTONYMS FOR cheap
synonym study for cheap
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.
OTHER WORDS FROM cheap
Words nearby cheap
chb, chd, che, che guevara, che sarà sarà, cheap, cheap at twice the price, cheap out, cheap shot, cheap skate, cheap-jack
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British Dictionary definitions for cheapest
cheap
/ (tʃiːp) /
adjective
noun
on the cheap British informal at a low cost
adverb
at very little cost
Derived forms of cheap
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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