| Main Entry: | economical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexpensive |
Synonyms: |
bought for a song, cheap, cost next to nothing, cost nothing, cut rate, dime a dozen, dirt cheap, dog cheap, fair, low, low tariff, low-priced, marked down, moderate, modest, on sale, quite a buy, reasonable, reduced, sound, steal* |
| Notes: | economic means 'pertaining to the production and use of income' and economical is 'avoiding waste, being careful of resources' |
Antonyms: |
expensive, uneconomical, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | inexpensive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not high priced |
Synonyms: |
bargain, budget, buy, cheap, cost next to nothing, cut-rate, dime a dozen, dirt-cheap, economical, for a song, half-price, low, low-cost, low-priced, marked down, modest, nominal, popular, popularly priced, real buy, real steal, reasonable, reduced, steal, thrifty |
Antonyms: |
costly, dear, expensive, high-cost, high-priced |
| Main Entry: | cheaply |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | economically |
Synonyms: |
advantageously, at a bargain price, at a discount, at a reduced price, cheap, dirt cheap, discounted, inexpensively, moderately, on sale, poorly, reasonably, shabbily, shoddily |