inexpensive

American

[in-ik-spen-siv] / ˌɪn ɪkˈspɛn sɪv /

adjective

not expensive; not high in price; costing little.

Antonyms:

costly

inexpensive British

/ ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv /

adjective

not expensive; cheap

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Related Words

See cheap.

Other Word Forms

inexpensively adverb
inexpensiveness noun

Etymology

Origin of inexpensive

First recorded in 1830–40; in- ³ + expensive

Example Sentences

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Because sodium is inexpensive and plentiful, these batteries have the potential to be safer, more affordable, and more environmentally friendly.

From Science Daily

The few trips that McMillan has booked to the States are mostly last-minute jaunts with inexpensive airfare “because no one is on the planes.”

From Los Angeles Times

Kyiv, lacking funding and access to enough sophisticated weapons, has turned to balloons as an inexpensive fallback option that comes with an asymmetric advantage in the form of local wind patterns.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then again, it could be the “inexpensive and sometimes exotic merchandise arriving from China,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Jukeboxes helped save the music industry when record sales tanked during the Great Depression and people sought inexpensive entertainment after the repeal of Prohibition.

From The Wall Street Journal

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