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
Admittedly, Asian stocks have cheapened much more in nominal and relative terms, perhaps in part due to the huge FX valuation mismatch against the dollar this year.
From Reuters ● Nov. 22, 2022
This could have cheapened a very important concert.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2021
These changes have cheapened all luxuries, that is, have reduced them to common necessities.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
