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Word: Cheap
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 15th century: from an obsolete phrase good cheap ‘a good bargain’, from Old English cēap ‘bargaining, trade’, based on Latin caupo ‘small trader, innkeeper’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʃiːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services
Short Definition:low in price
Examples:- local buses were reliable and cheap
Definition:
of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort
Short Definition:of little worth
Examples:- her moment of cheap triumph
Word: Cheap
Speech Type: Adverb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
tʃiːp
Dialects: British English
Definition:
at or for a low price
Short Definition:at or for low price
Examples:- a house that was going cheap because of the war
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