cheap
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old English cēap (“‘trade’”). Originally a loan from Latin caupo (“‘tradesman, innkeeper’”), whence also Old High German kouf (see German Kauf) and Finnish kauppa (“‘shop’”).
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
cheap (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)
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- Low and/or reduced in price.
- Of poor quality.
- Of little worth.
- (slang, of an action or tactic in a game of skill) unfairly powerful.
[edit] Synonyms
- (low/reduced in price): bargain, inexpensive, frugal, no frills, priced-off
- (of poor quality): flimsy
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terms derived from cheap
[edit] See also
[edit] Translations
low in price
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reduced in price
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of poor quality
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of little worth
slang unfairly powerful
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