Definition of cheap
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: charging or obtainable at a low price
a good cheap hotel cheap tickets
b
: purchasable below the going price or the real value
c
: depreciated in value (as by currency inflation)
cheap dollars
b
: stingy
My uncle was too cheap to pay for dinner.
c
: contemptible because of lack of any fine, lofty, or redeeming qualities
feeling cheap I felt cheap, full of shame and guilt
3
: gained or done with little effort
a cheap victory talk is cheap
4
of money
: obtainable at a low rate of interest
cheap
adverbDefinition of cheap (Entry 2 of 3)
: for little cost : cheaply
was able to buy it cheap "It all seems to centre round that bust of Napoleon which I bought for this very room about four months ago. I picked it up cheap from Harding Brothers, two doors from the High Street Station."— Arthur Conan Doyle
cheap
nounDefinition of cheap (Entry 3 of 3)
obsolete
: bargain — see also for cheap, on the cheap
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The first known use of cheap was before the 12th century
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