cheap

/tʃiːp/
adverb
  1. At a low price; for little money.
    • I got this jacket cheap at a garage sale.
    • They sold the furniture cheap because they were moving.
    • You can eat cheap at the food trucks downtown.
adjective
  1. Low in price; costing little money.
    • I bought a cheap umbrella at the store.
    • She found a cheap flight to Chicago.
    • The restaurant serves cheap but tasty food.
  2. Of poor quality; not well made or valuable.
    • Don't buy that cheap plastic toy; it will break easily.
    • The furniture looked nice but was made of cheap materials.
    • The cheap shoes fell apart after a week.
  3. Unwilling to spend money; stingy.
    • He's too cheap to tip the waiter.
    • She's cheap with her money and always looks for freebies.
    • My boss is so cheap he never buys coffee for the office.
  4. Deserving little respect or value; mean or contemptible.
    • Spreading rumors is a cheap way to get attention.
    • That was a cheap trick to win the game.
    • He made a cheap joke about her accent.
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