/tʃiːp/
Translation
Costing little money.
Word origin
From Old English ceap, meaning trade or a bargain; a good bargain was cheap.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- ceap
Examples
These .
"Cheap" means they did not cost much money.
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A cheap thing costs less than most other things like it.
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"Cheap" can also suggest that the quality is poor.
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Grammar articles
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Compound nouns in English: car park, coffee cup, and why GREENhouse is not green HOUSE
Countable and uncountable nouns in English: advice, information, news and the ones you simply have to learn
Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Linking words in English: however, although, despite, whereas and therefore
Past modals in English: should have, could have, must have and might have
Relative clauses in English: defining, non-defining and when to drop the pronoun
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