Cheap (ward)
WordNet
adjective
(1) Relatively low in price or charging low prices
"It would have been cheap at twice the price"
"Inexpensive family restaurants"
(2) Embarrassingly stingy
(3) Of very poor quality; flimsy
(4) Tastelessly showy
"A flash car"
"A flashy ring"
"Garish colors"
"A gaudy costume"
"Loud sport shirts"
"A meretricious yet stylish book"
"Tawdry ornaments"
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Etymology
From . Originally a loan from , whence also Old High German (see German ) and Finnish .
Adjective
Antonyms
- dear
- expensive
- high-priced
- pricy
- precious
- valuable
Related terms
- cheap and cheerful
- cheap as chips
- cheapen
- cheap-jack
- cheaply
- cheapness
- cheapskate
- el cheapo
- talk is cheap