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.
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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
.
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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.
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budget
[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.
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affordable
cheap enough for most people to afford.
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reasonable
(of prices) not too expensive.
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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