cheap

/t͡ʃiːp/
adj 5noun 5verb 4adv 1

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1

(adj., adv.) low price

VERBS

be, be going

My neighbor's old furniture is going cheap because she's moving abroad next month.

buy sth, sell sth

I bought this jacket cheap at the market last weekend.

not come

Good quality coffee doesn't come cheap these days.

ADV

amazingly, extremely, incredibly, remarkably, ridiculously, very

The flights to Spain were remarkably cheap because we booked them six months in advance.

comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively

hardly, not exactly

That restaurant is hardly cheap, but the food quality makes it worth the price.

suspiciously

That online deal seemed suspiciously cheap, so I decided not to buy it.

buy/get sth on the cheap

He bought secondhand furniture on the cheap to furnish his first apartment.

2

(adj., adv.) poor quality

VERBS

be, look

Her new furniture looks cheap even though she paid quite a lot for it.

PHRASES

cheap and nasty

I don't want to buy cheap and nasty furniture that will break in a few months.

3

(adj., adv.) low price

VERBS

be, be going

Those shoes are going cheap at the outlet store this week.

buy sth, sell sth

I bought these shoes cheap at the weekend sale.

not come

Quality leather jackets simply do not come cheap these days.

ADV

amazingly, extremely, incredibly, remarkably, ridiculously, very

The flights to Spain were amazingly cheap during the winter sales.

comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively

hardly, not exactly

A new car isn't exactly cheap, so we saved for three years before buying one.

suspiciously

That online ticket offer seems suspiciously cheap, so I'm worried it might be a scam.

buy/get sth on the cheap

He picked up a used guitar on the cheap at the market last weekend.

4

(adj., adv.) poor quality

VERBS

be, look

That old wooden table looks cheap, but it's actually a valuable antique.

PHRASES

cheap and nasty

I don't want to buy cheap and nasty furniture that will fall apart after a few months.

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