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Meaning of 'cheap' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cheap [ adv.]
- Cheaply.
2 . Cheap [ n.]
- A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.
- Having a low price in market; of small cost or price, as compared with the usual price or the real value.
- Of comparatively small value; common; mean.
3 . Cheap [ v. i.]
- To buy; to bargain.

Meaning of 'cheap' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . cheap [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relatively low in price or charging low prices
Example in sentence:
  • inexpensive family restaurants;
  • it would have been cheap at twice the price
2 . cheap [ s]
Meaning (2):
- tastelessly showy
Example in sentence:
  • a flash car;
  • a flashy ring;
  • a gaudy costume;
  • a meretricious yet stylish book;
  • garish colors;
  • loud sport shirts;
  • tawdry ornaments

Nearby Words:

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