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cheap

/ˈt͡ʃiːp/ adjective A2
  1. Low or reduced in price.
  2. Of poor quality. · a writer of cheap romances
  3. Of little worth.
  4. Underhanded or unfair. (slang) · the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks
  5. Stingy; mean; excessively frugal. (informal) · Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.
  6. Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value. · The ETF is trading cheap to NAV right now; we can arb this by buying the ETF and selling the underlying constituents.
  7. Taking little of system time or resources. · the algorithm is cheap to compute

Comparative cheaper · Superlative cheapest

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“Because he was handy and would come cheap.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 17 · B2
I have always heard how cheap poultry is in Italy; I should think a fowl is worth about twelve sous at Rome.—There,” he said, throwing a louis down.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 1079 · C1
They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought.
Pride and Prejudice, p. 369 · B2
I picked it up cheap from Harding Brothers, two doors from the High Street Station.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 75 · C1

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