cheap

Examples

• All

• The only parties we go to are faculty parties where they just have cheap champagne.

  80 for Brady (2023)

• Equipment from Russia is generally cheaper than that from the West, especially the United States.

  Academic text (2011)

• Every single one of us can make cheap films with this.

• It's it's convenient, it's quick and it's cheap, just like fast food.

  Jay Shetty Podcast

• They wanted something simple and cheap, and this was that.

  Doug DeMuro

• These are so beautiful and so cheap and they don't smell bad.

• It's not going to be cheap, but it's doable.

  The Royal Institution

• The Hotel Merci was the cheapest place I could find in the Kurdish capital.

  Academic text (2015)

• The treaty permitted American farmers to ship cheap, federally subsidized corn and wheat into the Mexican market.

  Academic text (2011)

• Many people prefer fast food because it is cheap and convenient.

Synonyms

A

affordable

vscheap

307 2.1

Not too expensive for most people to buy

emphasizes low price in comparison to similar items rather than buyers budgets

I

inexpensive

vscheap

86 1.0

Not costing much

is framed as a low price compared with similar items

L

low-cost

vscheap

42 2.0

Cheap to buy and easy to afford

focuses on lower purchase price compared with similar items

D

dirt cheap

vscheap

• Informal

14 2.8

Very cheap and costing almost nothing

is lower in price but not necessarily extremely below usual levels

L

low-priced

vscheap

11 1.0

Not costing much money

is used for low price compared with other similar goods

Antonyms

E

expensive

∞ 1.0

That costs a lot of money

Idioms

D

dirt cheap

• Informal

14 2.8

Very cheap and costing almost nothing

C

cheap at half the price

• Informal

8.1

A very good deal that is worth more than its low price

F

to fold like a cheap suit

• Informal

9.6

To give in easily when under pressure

T

talk is cheap

• Informal

7.0

Saying you will do something is easy but doing it matters

Compounds

C

cheap shot

• NSFW

9 5.6

An unfair physical attack on a player, often after the play stops

C

cheap seat

8 3.0

A seat that costs little and has a poor view at an event

C

cheap shot

• Informal

7 5.2

An unfair comment that attacks someone who cannot defend themselves

C

cheap thrill

• Informal

5 4.1

A small exciting feeling you get from something that costs little

C

cheap money

• Specialized

3 4.1

Loans and credit available at very low interest rates

C

cheap knockoff

2 4.4

A low-cost fake of a brand-name item that looks like the real thing but is lower quality

C

cheap drunk

• Informal

1 8.6

A person who gets drunk after only a small amount of alcohol

C

cheap eat

1 2.7

A low-cost meal from a restaurant, cafe, or food stall

C

cheap-jack

• Offensive

1 9.9

A person who sells poor-quality goods in a loud, showy way

C

cheap-arse Tuesday

• Offensive

9.7

A day, usually Tuesday, when cinemas and other places sell tickets at lower prices

How Expensive

expensive

∞ 1.0

affordable

307 2.1

cheap

∞ 1.0

dirt cheap

• Informal

14 2.8

free

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology