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 cheap cheap /ˈtʃiːp/

adjective

  1. () Relatively low in price or charging low prices  ( inexpensive , cheap )
    relatively low in price or charging low prices
     It would have been cheap at twice the price
    it would have been cheap at twice the price
     Inexpensive family restaurants
    inexpensive family restaurants
  2. () Of very poor quality; flimsy  ( bum [Informal] , cheesy [Informal] , chintzy [Informal, N. American] , cheap , crummy [Informal] , punk [Informal, N. American] , sleazy [Archaic] , tinny [Archaic] , crumby [Informal] )
    of very poor quality; flimsy
  3. () Tastelessly showy  ( brassy [Informal] , flash [Informal] , garish , cheap , gimcrack , meretricious , tacky [Informal] , tatty [Informal] , trashy , flashy , gaudy , loud , tawdry )
    tastelessly showy
     A flash car
    a flash car
     A flashy ring
    a flashy ring
     Garish colors
    garish colors
     A gaudy costume
    a gaudy costume
     Loud sport shirts
    loud sport shirts
     A meretricious yet stylish book
    a meretricious yet stylish book
     Tawdry ornaments
    tawdry ornaments
  4. Embarrassingly stingy  ( cheap , chinchy [Informal, N. American] , chintzy [Informal, N. American] )
    embarrassingly stingy