Main Entry:

cheap·en

Pronunciation:

\ˈchē-pən\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

cheap·ened; cheap·en·ing \ˈchēp-niŋ, ˈchē-pə-\

Date:

1562

transitive verb1 [obsolete English cheap to price, bid for] archaic a: to ask the price of b: to bid or bargain for2 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