inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌi-nik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: reasonable in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun

Synonyms

• affordable
• bargain-basement
• budget
• cheap
• cheapie
• cheapo
• chintzy
• cut-price [chiefly British]
• cut-rate
• dime-store
• dirt cheap
• el cheapo
• low
• low-end
• popular
• reasonable

Examples of inexpensive in a Sentence

inexpensive but pretty jewelry that can be worn every day

Recent Examples on the Web

In March, a Reddit user posted a photo of a sign, allegedly taken at a Costco location in Orlando, reinforcing the rules that only Costco members can buy the famously inexpensive food court items, like the $1.50 hot dog and soda deal. —Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 11 July 2024

Housing is much more affordable, food is inexpensive, and the wine is even less so. —Byalicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 7 July 2024

Safe smoking kits are an effective and relatively inexpensive method to reduce drug overdoses and other negative health effects while reaching a community that for too long has been left behind by drug policy reforms. —Lindsay Miller, The Mercury News, 6 July 2024

For one, hot dogs are generally inexpensive at a time when consumers are facing price pressures on all sorts of household goods. —Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 3 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌin-ik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: not high in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun