cheapen
verb (used with object)
to make cheap or cheaper.
have cheapened
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present perfectof cheapen.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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As these markets have cheapened, investors may want to look at deeply discounted BDCs and closed-end junk-bond and leveraged-loan funds.
From Barron's ● Mar. 27, 2026
Years of sluggish economic growth have cheapened British assets, making the U.K. a happy hunting ground for private-equity firms and the world’s rich.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025
Lithium batteries have cheapened at a comparable pace, and the cost of wind turbines has dropped steadily too, albeit at a slower rate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2024
Chinese stocks have cheapened as a result, to a price-to-earnings ratio of 11%, the lowest among major Asian markets.
From Reuters ● Nov. 15, 2023
To Luck, at that moment, words would have cheapened it,—even the words of the old cattlemen.
From The Phantom Herd by B. M. Bower
