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cheap

The correct spelling is cheap.

How to pronounce cheap

/t͡ʃiːp/
noun

IPA: /t͡ʃiːp/

Say it like: Chee-p

The correct spelling is cheap. Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering. For example: "the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks"

Usage Examples

“the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks”

“Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.”

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
  2. 2.A market; marketplace.
  3. 3.Price.
  4. 4.A low price; a bargain.
  5. 5.Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.

verb

  1. 1.To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
  2. 2.To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
  3. 3.To buy; purchase.
  4. 4.To sell.

adjective

  1. 1.Low and/or reduced in price.
  2. 2.Of poor quality.
  3. 3.Of little worth.
  4. 4.(of an action or tactic in a game of skill) Underhand or unfair.
  5. 5.Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

adverb

  1. 1.Cheaply.

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