cheapness (noun)

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• cheapness — cheap ► ADJECTIVE 1) low in price. 2) charging low prices. 3) inexpensive because of poor quality. 4) of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way. 5) N. Amer. informal miserly. ► ADVERB ▪ at or for a low price …   English terms dictionary

• cheapness — UK US /ˈtʃiːpnəs/ noun [U] ► the fact of something having a low price: »The cheapness of fast food is one of its main attractions …   Financial and business terms

• cheapness — noun The state of being cheap Her mother, in 1684, retiring withher daughter, for cheapness, to some place in Surrey, (she does not tell us where,) became acquainted with Dr. Glisson, ... Syn: frugality, parsimony, thriftiness …   Wiktionary

• cheapness — noun see cheap II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cheapness — noun 1. a price below the standard price • Syn: ↑bargain rate, ↑cut rate, ↑cut price • Derivationally related forms: ↑cheap • Hypernyms: ↑inexpensiveness 2. tastelessness by …   Useful english dictionary

• cheapness — / tʃi:pnəs/ noun the fact of being cheap ● The cheapness of the pound means that many more tourists will come to London …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• cheap — I. noun Etymology: Middle English chep, from Old English cēap trade; akin to Old High German kouf trade; both ultimately from Latin caupo tradesman Date: before 12th century obsolete bargain II. adjective Date: 1509 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• cheap — adjective 1》 low in price.     ↘charging low prices.     ↘inexpensive because of inferior quality. 2》 of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort: her moment of cheap triumph.     ↘contemptible. 3》 N. Amer.… …   English new terms dictionary

• cheap — 1 /tSi:p/ adjective 1 PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected: You re just not going to find a cheap leather coat. | the cheapest TV on the market | dirt cheap (=extremely low in price): These CDs are dirt cheap. see… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• cheap — I UK [tʃiːp] / US [tʃɪp] adjective Word forms cheap : adjective cheap comparative cheaper superlative cheapest *** 1) a) not expensive People should have access to cheap, fresh food. The local buses are cheap and reliable. a cheap and plentiful… …   English dictionary

• cheap — /tʃip / (say cheep) adjective 1. of a relatively low price; at a bargain. 2. costing little labour or trouble. 3. charging low prices: a very cheap shop. 4. of poor quality: that material is cheap and nasty. 5. obtainable at a low rate of… …