Main Entry: cheap·en

Pronunciation: \ˈchē-pən\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cheap·ened; cheap·en·ing \ˈchēp-niŋ, ˈchē-pə-\

Date: 1562

transitive verb 1 [obsolete English cheap to price, bid for] archaic a : to ask the price of b : to bid or bargain for
2 a : to make cheap in price or value b : to lower in general esteem c : to make tawdry, vulgar, or inferiorintransitive verb : to become cheap