Meaning & Definition of Cheap in English
English⟶
Cheap
/ʧip/
adjective
1. Relatively low in price or charging low prices
- "It would have been cheap at twice the price"
- "Inexpensive family restaurants"
synonym:
- cheap,
- inexpensive
2. Tastelessly showy
- "A flash car"
- "A flashy ring"
- "Garish colors"
- "A gaudy costume"
- "Loud sport shirts"
- "A meretricious yet stylish book"
- "Tawdry ornaments"
synonym:
- brassy,
- cheap,
- flash,
- flashy,
- garish,
- gaudy,
- gimcrack,
- loud,
- meretricious,
- tacky,
- tatty,
- tawdry,
- trashy
3. Of very poor quality
- Flimsy
synonym:
- bum,
- cheap,
- cheesy,
- chintzy,
- crummy,
- punk,
- sleazy,
- tinny
4. Embarrassingly stingy
synonym:
- cheap,
- chinchy,
- chintzy
Examples of using
Everything's very cheap.
Everything's really cheap.
A beard doesn't make a philosopher, nor does wearing a cheap coat.