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cheap

 
 
/tʃiːp/ adjective

Definition

NOT EXPENSIVE not expensive, or costing less than usual: I got a cheap flight to Spain at the last minute. It will be a lot cheaper to go by bus.
PAY LESS where you have to pay less than usual or less than you expect: Are there any cheap restaurants around here?
LOW QUALITY low in price and quality: cheap perfume
PERSON US not willing to spend money
(Definition of cheap adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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