Translation
cheap, inexpensive
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Word origin
Originally meant 'fair, equitable' (as in the old phrase billig und recht, 'fair and right'); the sense shifted to 'reasonably priced' and then simply 'cheap'.
- Origin
- Middle Low German
- Root
- billik
Examples
眉berraschend .
This hotel is surprisingly cheap.
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She bought the cheapest shoes in the shop.
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Cheap products often don't last long.
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