cheap
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
cheaper;
cheapest
cheaper;
cheapest
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEAP
1
a
:
not costing a lot of money
—
see also dirt cheap
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I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.
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a place where you can get a cheap [=inexpensive] meal
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Rent isn't cheap here.
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cheap imported goods
b
:
of low quality
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not worth a lot of money
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curtains made of cheap material
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He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.
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cheap perfume
2
:
charging low prices
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This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.
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We ate at a cheap [=inexpensive] restaurant.
3
:
not willing to share or spend money
— often + with
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He was too cheap [=stingy] to pay for the dinner.
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Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
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My uncle is cheap with his money.
4
:
not hard to do or get
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It was a cheap [=easy] victory over a lousy team.
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He likes to harass the neighbor's dog as a cheap thrill. [=a minor thing done for entertainment]
5
:
having little or no self-respect
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ashamed of being used, abused, etc., by other people
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He felt cheap letting other people treat him like that.
on the cheap
informal
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at the lowest possible cost
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in a cheap way
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The movie was made on the cheap.
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They built the house on the cheap.
— cheaply
adverb [more cheaply; most cheaply]-
It is not easy to live cheaply in this city.
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The radio was cheaply made and didn't last long.
— cheapness
noun [noncount]-
The cheapness of the stock made it an appealing buy.
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My mother-in-law's cheapness [=stinginess] can be annoying.
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cheap
/ˈtʃiːp/
adverb
2
cheap
/ˈtʃiːp/
adverb
Britannica Dictionary definition of CHEAP
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at a low cost
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for a low price
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They were able to build a house cheap. [=cheaply]
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The film was made cheap.
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The house sold cheap.
come cheap
:
to be available at a low price
— usually used in negative statements
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His services don't come cheap. [=his services are not cheap; his services are expensive]
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These materials don't come cheap.
