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cheap
not expensive; poor; shoddy
Not to be confused with:
cheep – to chirp or peep
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cheap
(chēp)adj. cheap·er, cheap·est
1.
a. Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.
b. Charging low prices: a cheap restaurant.
2.
a. Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money.
b. Devalued, as in buying power: cheap dollars.
3. Achieved with little effort: a cheap victory; cheap laughs.
4. Of or considered of small value: in wartime, when life was cheap.
5. Of poor quality; inferior: a cheap toy.
6. Worthy of no respect; vulgar or contemptible: a cheap gangster.
7. Stingy; miserly.
adv. cheaper, cheapest
Idioms: Inexpensively: got the new car cheap.
cheap at twice the price
Extremely inexpensive.
on the cheap
By inexpensive means; cheaply: traveled to Europe on the cheap.
[From Middle English (god) chep, (good) price, purchase, bargain, from Old English cēap, trade, from Latin caupō, shopkeeper.]
cheap′ly adv.
cheap′ness n.
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cheap
(tʃiːp)adj
1. costing relatively little; inexpensive; good value
2. charging low prices: a cheap hairdresser.
3. of poor quality; shoddy: cheap furniture; cheap and nasty.
4. worth relatively little: promises are cheap.
5. not worthy of respect; vulgar
6. ashamed; embarrassed: to feel cheap.
7. stingy; miserly
8. informal mean; despicable: a cheap liar.
9. cheap as chips See chip11
10. dirt cheap informal extremely inexpensive
n
on the cheap informal Brit at a low cost
adv
at very little cost
[Old English ceap barter, bargain, price, property; related to Old Norse kaup bargain, Old High German kouf trade, Latin caupō innkeeper]
ˈcheapish adj
ˈcheaply adv
ˈcheapness n
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cheap
(tʃip)adj. -er, -est,
adv., n. adj.
1. costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive.
2. charging low prices: a cheap store.
3. shoddy or inferior.
4. costing little labor or trouble: Talk is cheap.
5. mean or contemptible: a cheap joke.
6. of little account or value: Life was cheap.
7. embarrassed; sheepish.
8. stingy; miserly.
9. (of money) able to be borrowed at low interest.
10. of decreased value or purchasing power.
adv. 11. at a low price or small cost.
n. 12. on the cheap, inexpensively; economically.
Idiom. [before 900; Middle English chep (short for phrases, as god chep(e) inexpensive), Old English cēap bargain, < Latin caupō innkeeper, tradesman; compare chapman]
cheap′ly, adv.
cheap′ness, n.
syn: cheap, inexpensive agree in their suggestion of low cost. cheap now often suggests shoddiness, inferiority, showy imitation, unworthiness, and the like: a cheap fabric. inexpensive emphasizes lowness of price (although more expensive than cheap) and suggests that the value is fully equal to the cost: an inexpensive dress. It is often used as an evasion for the more pejorative cheap.
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cheap
– cheaply1. 'cheap' as an adjective
Cheap goods or services cost less than other goods or services of the same type.
...cheap red wine.
...cheap plastic buckets.
A solid fuel cooker is cheap to run.
2. 'cheap' as an adverb
In conversation, cheap can also be an adverb, but only with verbs which refer to the buying, selling, or hiring of things.
I thought you got it very cheap.
You can hire boots pretty cheap.
3. 'cheaply'
With other verbs, the adverb you use is cheaply.
You can play golf comparatively cheaply.
In fact you can travel just as cheaply by British Airways.
4. 'low'
You do not say that things such as wages, costs, or payments are 'cheap'. You say that they are low.
If your family has a low income, you can apply for a student grant.
...tasty meals at a fairly low cost.
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| Adj. | 1. | cheap - relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" expensive - high in price or charging high prices; "expensive clothes"; "an expensive shop" |
| 2. |  cheap - tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"tasteless - lacking aesthetic or social taste | |
| 3. | cheap - of very poor quality; flimsy colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech inferior - of low or inferior quality | |
| 4. | cheap - embarrassingly stingy stingy, ungenerous - unwilling to spend; "she practices economy without being stingy"; "an ungenerous response to the appeal for funds" |
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cheap
adjective
1. inexpensive, sale, economy, reduced, keen, reasonable, bargain, low-priced, low-cost, cut-price, economical, cheapo (informal) Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up. People want good service at a cheap price.
inexpensive dear, expensive, steep, costly, pricey (informal)
inexpensive dear, expensive, steep, costly, pricey (informal)
2. inferior, poor, worthless, second-rate, shoddy, tawdry, tatty, trashy, substandard, low-rent (informal, chiefly U.S.), two-bit (U.S. & Canad. slang), crappy (slang), two a penny, rubbishy, dime-a-dozen (informal), piss-poor (slang), tinhorn (U.S. slang) Don't resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
inferior good, valuable, decent, superior, elegant, admirable, high-class, tasteful
inferior good, valuable, decent, superior, elegant, admirable, high-class, tasteful
3. (Informal) despicable, mean, low, base, vulgar, sordid, contemptible, scurvy, scungy (Austral. & N.Z.) That was a cheap trick to play on anyone.
despicable good, decent, generous, charitable, admirable, honourable
despicable good, decent, generous, charitable, admirable, honourable
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cheap
adjective1. Low in price:
2. Of decidedly inferior quality:
Informal: cheesy.
3. Ungenerously or pettily reluctant to spend money:
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Translations
رخيصرَخيصرَخِيصرديء النوع، رَديء النَّوْع، رَخيص
levnýbídnýlaciný
billigsimpeltarvelig
malmultekosta
ارزان
halpahuonokehno
jeftinnekvalitetan
értéktelenolcsó
lélegur, ódÿr, fyrirlitleguródÿr
安い安価激安あんかげきやす
싼
pigiaipigumaspigusprastaiprastas
lētsseklszemas kvalitātes
poceniskopcenen
jeftinnekvalitetanјефтиннеквалитетан
billig
อย่างถูก
rẻ
cheap
[tʃiːp]A. ADJ (cheaper (compar) (cheapest (superl)))
1. (= inexpensive) [goods, labour, shop, ticket] → barato; [imports] → a bajo precio; [loan, credit] → a bajo interés
it's ten pence cheaper → es diez peniques más barato
it's cheaper to buy than to rent → sale más económico or barato comprar que alquilar
gas cookers are cheaper to run → las cocinas de gas salen or resultan más económicas
these cars are very cheap to produce → la fabricación de estos coches sale muy barata
cheap labour → mano f de obra barata
cheap money → dinero m barato
dresses at ridiculously cheap prices → vestidos a unos precios regalados
it's cheap at the price → está bien de precio, es barato para lo que es
that's cheap at half the price! → ¡es más que regalado!
cheap rate → tarifa f reducida
cheap and cheerful → bueno, bonito y barato
see also dirt-cheap
it's ten pence cheaper → es diez peniques más barato
it's cheaper to buy than to rent → sale más económico or barato comprar que alquilar
gas cookers are cheaper to run → las cocinas de gas salen or resultan más económicas
these cars are very cheap to produce → la fabricación de estos coches sale muy barata
cheap labour → mano f de obra barata
cheap money → dinero m barato
dresses at ridiculously cheap prices → vestidos a unos precios regalados
it's cheap at the price → está bien de precio, es barato para lo que es
that's cheap at half the price! → ¡es más que regalado!
cheap rate → tarifa f reducida
cheap and cheerful → bueno, bonito y barato
see also dirt-cheap
2. (= poor-quality) [product] → barato, corriente
beware of cheap imitations! → ¡esté al tanto de imitaciones baratas!
cheap and nasty → ordinario, chabacano
beware of cheap imitations! → ¡esté al tanto de imitaciones baratas!
cheap and nasty → ordinario, chabacano
B. ADV [buy, sell] → barato
it's going cheap → se vende barato
quality doesn't come cheap → la calidad hay que pagarla
it's going cheap → se vende barato
quality doesn't come cheap → la calidad hay que pagarla
C. N on the cheap [decorate, travel] → en plan barato
to do sth on the cheap → hacer algo en plan barato
to buy or get sth on the cheap → comprar algo por poco dinero or a bajo precio
to do sth on the cheap → hacer algo en plan barato
to buy or get sth on the cheap → comprar algo por poco dinero or a bajo precio
D. CPD cheap shot N → golpe m bajo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cheap
[ˈtʃiːp] adj
(= inexpensive) → bon marché inv, pas cher(chère)
a cheap T-shirt → un T-shirt bon marché, un T-shirt pas cher
to be cheap → être bon marché
to be cheap to run (= car, appliance) → être économique
life is cheap → la vie a peu de valeur
cheaper → moins cher(chère)
significantly cheaper → nettement moins cher(chère)
a cheap T-shirt → un T-shirt bon marché, un T-shirt pas cher
to be cheap → être bon marché
to be cheap to run (= car, appliance) → être économique
life is cheap → la vie a peu de valeur
cheaper → moins cher(chère)
significantly cheaper → nettement moins cher(chère)
(= reduced) [ticket] → à prix réduit; [fare, rate] → réduit(e)
(= poor quality) → de qualité médiocre
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cheap
adj (+er)
also adv (= inexpensive) → billig; I got it cheap → ich habe es billig gekriegt; it’s going cheap → es ist billig zu haben; it doesn’t come cheap → es ist nicht billig; cheap and cheerful → preiswert; it’s cheap at the price → es ist spottbillig; to hold something cheap → etw gering achten; human life is cheap → ein Menschenleben ist nicht viel wert
(= poor quality) → billig, minderwertig; everything they sell is cheap and nasty → sie verkaufen nur Ramsch
(fig: = mean, shallow, sexually cheap) joke, flattery, thrill, girl → billig; person, behaviour, appearance → ordinär; to feel cheap → sich (dat) → schäbig vorkommen; how can you be so cheap! → wie kannst du nur so gemein sein!; to make oneself cheap → sich entwürdigen; (by loose living) → sich wegwerfen
n on the cheap → auf die billige Tour (inf); to buy something on the cheap (inf) → etw für einen Pappenstiel (inf) → or einen Apfel und ein Ei (inf) → kaufen; to make something on the cheap (inf) → etw ganz billig produzieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
cheap
[tʃiːp]1. adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl))) (low cost, goods) → a buon mercato, a basso or buon prezzo, economico/a; (reduced, ticket) → a prezzo ridotto; (fare) → ridotto/a; (poor quality) → scadente, di cattiva qualità; (vulgar, mean, joke, behaviour, trick) → volgare, grossolano/a, dozzinale
it was cheap at the price → sono stati soldi ben spesi
this stuff is cheap and nasty → questa roba è veramente scadente
cheaper → meno caro/a, più economico/a
cheap money (Fin) → denaro a basso tasso di interesse
to feel cheap (about) → provare vergogna or vergognarsi (di or per)
it was cheap at the price → sono stati soldi ben spesi
this stuff is cheap and nasty → questa roba è veramente scadente
cheaper → meno caro/a, più economico/a
cheap money (Fin) → denaro a basso tasso di interesse
to feel cheap (about) → provare vergogna or vergognarsi (di or per)
2. adv → a buon prezzo or mercato
3. n on the cheap (fam) → a risparmio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cheap
(tʃiːp) adjective1. low in price. Eggs are cheap just now.
2. of poor quality; vulgar; contemptible. cheap jewellery; a cheap trick.
ˈcheaply adverbˈcheapness noun
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cheap
→ رَخِيص levný billig billig φτηνός barato halpa bon marché jeftin conveniente 安い 싼 goedkoop billig tani barato дешевый billig อย่างถูก ucuz rẻ 便宜的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cheap
a. barato-a.
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