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

Synonyms

cheap

cheap

  • competitive
  • budget
  • affordable
  • reasonable
  • inexpensive

These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.

  • cheap

    costing little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices.

    Cheap

    can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that something is of poor quality as well as low in price:

    a bottle of cheap perfume

    .

  • competitive

    (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices.

  • budget

    [only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.

  • affordable

    cheap enough for most people to afford.

  • reasonable

    (of prices) not too expensive.

  • inexpensive

    (

    rather formal

    ) cheap.

    Inexpensive

    is often used to mean that something is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of

    cheap

    , because

    cheap

    can suggest that something is of poor quality.

Patterns

  • cheap/​competitive/​budget/​affordable/​reasonable

    prices/​fares/​rates

  • cheap/​competitive/​budget/​affordable/​inexpensive

    products/​services