cheap
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- pronunciation:
- chip
- features:
- Homophone Note
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
cheaper, cheapest |
| definition 1: |
having a low price.
Vegetables are cheap at the farmer's market.- synonyms:
- inexpensive, reasonable
- antonyms:
- costly, dear, expensive, extravagant, valuable
- similar words:
- discounted, economical
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| definition 2: |
charging low prices.
This is a cheap grocery store.- synonyms:
- inexpensive, reasonable
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| definition 3: |
of poor quality.
Cheap clothing wears out quickly.- synonyms:
- base, shabby
- similar words:
- inferior, low, mean, poor, sorry, tasteless
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| definition 4: |
not willing to spend much money; stingy.
Andy was too cheap to buy a birthday gift for his friend.- synonyms:
- stingy, tight
- antonyms:
- generous
- similar words:
- scrimping
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| related words: |
inexpensive, reasonable, stingy |
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| derivations: |
cheaply (adv.), cheapness (n.) |
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cheep sound alike but have different meanings.