CHEAP
What does "CHEAP" mean?
Costing little money or less than expected; inexpensive.
Meanings
- Low in price; not expensive. We found a cheap flight by booking on a Tuesday.
- Of poor quality, as if made to be inexpensive. The chairs looked stylish but felt cheap and wobbly.
- Unwilling to spend money; stingy. He was too cheap to tip the waiter. informal
- Achieved with little effort or worth; contemptible. That was a cheap shot and you know it. figurative
Did you know?
- London's Cheapside and Eastcheap are named from the old word 'cheap' meaning 'market' - they were medieval marketplaces, not bargain neighbourhoods.
Word origin
From Old English 'ceap' (a bargain, trade, price), from the noun phrase 'good cheap' (a good bargain); the modern adjective sense of low price did not appear until around 1500.
Remember it
CHEAP shares its first letters with 'cheaper' and rhymes with 'keep' - what you can afford to keep buying.
A little poem
The price tag whispered come, it costs you nought-
the bill arrived in everything it brought.
couplet
Wordplay
- I bought a cheap calendar. My days are now numbered.
What it teaches
Cheap and inexpensive sit side by side on the shelf; only time tells you which one you bought.
Quick facts
What does CHEAP mean?
Costing little money or less than expected; inexpensive.
Is CHEAP a valid word?
Yes — CHEAP is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is CHEAP?
CHEAP has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does CHEAP come from?
From Old English 'ceap' (a bargain, trade, price), from the noun phrase 'good cheap' (a good bargain); the modern adjective sense of low price did not appear until around 1500.
What can CHEAP teach us?
Cheap and inexpensive sit side by side on the shelf; only time tells you which one you bought.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.