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- Dictionarycheap/tʃiːp/
adjective
- 1. low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services: "local buses were reliable and cheap" Similar Opposite
- 2. of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort: "her moment of cheap triumph" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. at or for a low price: "a house that was going cheap because of the war"
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CHEAP definition: 1. costing little money or less than is usual or expected: 2. If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it…. Learn more.
The meaning of CHEAP is charging or obtainable at a low price. How to use cheap in a sentence.
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.
costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. Antonyms: expensive, dear, costly. costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap. charging low prices: a very cheap store. of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy: cheap conduct; cheap workmanship. Synonyms: base, inferior, poor, low, paltry. embarrassed; sheepish:
Definition of cheap adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a. Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive. b. Charging low prices: a cheap restaurant. 2. a. Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money. b. Devalued, as in buying power: cheap dollars. 3. Achieved with little effort: a cheap victory; cheap laughs. 4.
not expensive, or costing less than usual: I got a cheap flight to Spain at the last minute. It will be a lot cheaper to go by bus. Fewer examples. Eating out is relatively cheap. It's a safe and fairly cheap source of energy. There's an increasing demand for cheap housing.
