Main Entry:

²cheap

Function:

adjective

Date:

1509

1 a: purchasable below the going price or the real value b: charging or obtainable at a low price <a good cheap hotel> <cheap tickets> c: depreciated in value (as by currency inflation) <cheap dollars>2: gained or done with little effort <a cheap victory> <talk is cheap>3 a: of inferior quality or worth : tawdry, sleazy <cheap workmanship> b: contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities <feeling cheap> c: stingy <my cheap uncle>4of money : obtainable at a low rate of interest

— cheap adverb

— cheap·ish \ˈchē-pish\ adjective

— cheap·ish·ly adverb

— cheap·ly \ˈchē-plē\ adverb

— cheap·ness noun