American English pronunciation
How to pronounce cheap
IPA transcription: ['tʃip]
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['tʃip]
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['tʃip]
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['tʃip]
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Adjective
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relatively low in price or charging low prices
“it would have been cheap at twice the price”
“inexpensive family restaurants”
Adjective
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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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of very poor quality; flimsy
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embarrassingly stingy
Usage examples
- It's not cheap, but it matters a lot.
- Potatoes are less space-saving, durable and cheap than pasta.
- Cheap is dear in the long run.
- These hitches are a simple and cheap alternative to mechanical ascenders.
- This isn't exactly cheap, but it is scalable if we assume hierarchical contexts.
- The Pension Gloanec, where Gauguin and his circle lodged, was especially cheap.
- Diesel is the cheapest one, because of lower taxes.
- They have cheap sausages and fries at the brewery tomorrow.
- Joshua regretted buying a cheap air conditioner now that it was warmer.
- This under Williams control was cheap to run and extremely productive.