English

Etymology
From Old English c�ap, trade. Originally a loan from Latin caupo, tradesman, innkeeper, whence also Old High German kouf (see German Kauf) and Finnish kauppa, shop.

Pronunciation
AHD|ch�p, IPA|/t�i�p/, SAMPA|/tSi:p/
audio|en-us-cheap.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|i�p

Homophones
cheep

Adjective
en-adj|cheaper|cheapest

1. Low in price.
2. Of poor quality.
3. Of little worth.
4. slang (Of an action or tactic in a game of skill) unfairly powerful.

Synonyms
bargain (1)
inexpensive (1)
flimsy (2)

Antonyms
dear
expensive
high-priced

Related terms
cheap and cheerful
cheap as chips
cheaply
cheapskate
el cheapo

Translations
trans-top|low in price
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin
Chinese: 便��, 便�� (pián yí de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin
Czech: t-|cs|levný|m
Danish: t-|da|billig
Finnish: t+|fi|halpa
Kurdish: t+|ku|���رزا�|sc=KUchar
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Polish: tani m
Russian: де��в�й (dešóvyj), недо�огой (n'edorogój)
Slovene: t+|sl|poceni
Vietnamese: t+|vi|rẻ|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|of poor quality
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin, t|bs|nekvalitetan
Chinese: ���, �级� (dī jí de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin, t|bs|nekvalitetan
Danish: tarvelig
Finnish: t+|fi|kehno, t+|fi|huono
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Kurdish: KUchar|ت�����ات
Polish: tandetny m
Russian: низкоп�обн�й (nizkopróbnyj)
Slovene: cenen m, cenena f, ceneno n
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trans-top|of little worth
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin
Chinese: ���, 价�� (jià lián de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin
Danish: t-|da|billig
Finnish: vähäarvoinen, halpa
Kurdish: t+|ku|ب������ت|sc=KUchar
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Polish: tandetny m
Russian: t+|ru|де��в�й|trdešóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: cenen m, cenena f, ceneno n
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trans-top|slang unfairly powerful
Chinese: ��, �� (b�i bì)
Danish: t-|da|billig
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ttbc|Breton: marc'had-mat
ttbc|Catalan: barat m barata f
:Cantonese: 平, 賤
ttbc|Dutch: goedkoop
ttbc|Esperanto: malmultekosta
ttbc|French: bon marché
ttbc|German: billig, preiswert, (preis-)günstig
Greek:
:Ancient: ε�θηνή�
:Modern: ��ην��
ttbc|Hebrew: ��� (zol) m, ���� (zola) f
ttbc|Ido: chipa
ttbc|Indonesian: murah
ttbc|Italian: economico m, economica f
ttbc|Japanese: �� (���, yasui), �価 (���, anka)
ttbc|Romanian: ieftin
ttbc|Romansch: bunmartgà
ttbc|Sepedi: tšhipilê
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �е��ин m
:Roman: jeftin m
ttbc|Setswana: chipi; ga e ture
ttbc|Shona: chakachipa
ttbc|Spanish: barato
ttbc|Swahili: rahisi
ttbc|Swedish: billig, förmånlig, fördelaktig
ttbc|Telugu: ���, సరసమ�న
ttbc|Turkish: ucuz
ttbc|Wolof: yomb
ttbc|Xhosa: -tshiphu
ttbc|Yoruba: �pẹ; p��
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• 2008-01-02 02:15 - Keene - [[cheap as chips]]

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