cheap_1 adjective – Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced American Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com

1

costing little money or less money than you expected

synonym

inexpensive

cheap fares

Personal computers are cheap and getting cheaper.

Riding a bike is a cheap way to get around.

A good education is not cheap.

Calls cost 36 cents a minute, cheap rate.

The printer isn’t exactly cheap at $400.

immigrant workers, used as a source of

cheap labor

(= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly)

see

dirt cheap

opposite

expensive

2

charging low prices

a cheap restaurant/hotel

a cheap taxi firm

opposite

expensive

Italy is a very cheap country to visit.

3

(

disapproving

)

low in price and quality

cheap perfume/jewelry/shoes

4

(

informal

)

(

disapproving

)

not liking to spend money

Don’t be so cheap!

5

unpleasant or unkind and somewhat obvious

I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.

a comedian who is always looking for cheap laughs

to score a cheap political advantage

6

(

disapproving

)

having a low status and therefore not deserving respect

He’s just a cheap crook.

His treatment of her made her

feel cheap

(= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself)

.