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Recent Examples of cheap from the Web
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Cheap and Cheerful is a weekly column that highlights the chicest inexpensive finds. Because nothing’s more satisfying then looking good while spending less.
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But at least those looking to drink cheap can do so in the Great Lakes State, right?
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There’s a reason museum-goers pause at the entrance to Life Is Cheap, Anicka Yi’s current show at the Guggenheim.
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Cheap and Cheerful is a weekly column that highlights the chicest, most inexpensive finds.
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Cheap, safe, nontoxic and readily available, vinegar can save you hundreds of dollars a year in cleaning supplies.
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Cheap eats The Back Deck 3323 Shore Drive, 757-481-7512, shellfishcova.com/index.php/the-back-deck $, L,
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The shale and fracking booms in the United States made natural gas cheap and abundant, pulling down the price of electricity and making power sources that NRG still depends on heavily — including coal, nuclear and renewables — less profitable.
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Origin and Etymology of cheap
Middle English chep, from Old English cēap trade; akin to Old High German kouf trade; both ultimately from Latin caupo tradesman
cheap
Definition of cheap
1a : purchasable below the going price or the real valueb : charging or obtainable at a low price a good cheap hotel cheap ticketsc : depreciated in value (as by currency inflation) cheap dollars
2 : gained or done with little effort a cheap victory talk is cheap
3a : of inferior quality or worth : tawdry, sleazy cheap workmanshipb : contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities feeling cheap I felt cheap, full of shame and guiltc : stingy My uncle was too cheap to pay for dinner.
4 of money : obtainable at a low rate of interest
cheap
adverbcheapishly
adverbcheapness
nounExamples of cheap in a Sentence
I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.
curtains made of cheap material
He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.
This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.
Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
Recent Examples of cheap from the Web
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Simply selling a cheap, useful product wouldn’t be enough.
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This would be cheaper and less provocative than testing the KN-08, particularly as its second stage would quite possibly fall on Japan, setting off a furore.
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A commercial flight would have gotten me to Houston faster, cheaper, and on time.
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Among whites, sauvignon blanc was the star, although chenin blanc, known locally as steen, was by far the most widely planted, having arrived in the 17th century with the earliest Cape settlers, who mainly used it to make cheap plonk and brandy.
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Families work one on one with Robinson to achieve long- and short-term goals, which can vary from paying off credit-card debt to signing their kids up for cheap (but productive) summer activities.
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According to TMZ, Kardashian and West found a surrogate through an agency, and the process is not cheap.
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Apartments were cheaper in both counties, but still had single-digit vacancy rates.
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For cheap eats, fast food remains a huge and growing market.
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Origin and Etymology of cheap
see 1cheap
Other Economics Terms
CHEAP Defined for English Language Learners
cheap
Definition of cheap for English Language Learners
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: not costing a lot of money
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: of low quality : not worth a lot of money
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: charging low prices
CHEAP Defined for Kids
Definition of cheap for Students
cheaper
;cheapest
1 : not costing much a cheap meal
2 : charging low prices a cheap hotel
3 : worth little : of low quality cheap perfume
4 : gained without much effort a cheap victory
5 : having little self-respect I feel cheap lying to her.
6 : not willing to share or spend money : stingy my cheap uncle
cheaply
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