cheap
/ˈt͡ʃiːp/ adjective A2- Low or reduced in price.
- Of poor quality. · a writer of cheap romances
- Of little worth.
- Underhanded or unfair. · the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks
- Stingy; mean; excessively frugal. · Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.
- 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.
- Taking little of system time or resources. · the algorithm is cheap to compute
Comparative cheaper · Superlative cheapest
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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“A cheap sort of present!” thought Alice.
Her glossy dark-brown hair showed its coils beneath a cheap hat of black straw whose only ornament was a velvet ribbon and bow.
His companion, even in her cheap hat and dress, held herself with an air that added distinction to the natural beauty of her face and figure.
They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought.
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