| Main Entry: | cheap |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inexpensive |
Synonyms: |
at a bargain, bargain, bargain-basement, bargain-counter, bought for a song, budget, buy, cheapo, competitive, cost next to nothing, cut-price, cut-rate, depreciated, dime a dozen, easy on the pocketbook, economical, half-priced, irregular, low tariff, low-cost, low-priced, lowered, marked down, moderate, nominal, on sale, popularly priced, real buy, reasonable, reduced, sale, slashed, standard, steal, uncostly, undear, utility, worth the money |
| Notes: | cheap means relatively low in price or charging low prices, tastelessly showy, or of very poor quality while cheep is the short weak cry of a young bird, a chirp |
Antonyms: |
costly, dear, expensive |
| 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* |
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: | thrifty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | economical |
Synonyms: |
canny, careful, chary, cheap, chintzy, close*, close-fisted, conserving, frugal, mean, parsimonious, penny-pinching, preserving, provident, prudent, saving, scrimpy, sparing, steal, stingy*, tight*, unwasteful |
Antonyms: |
extravagant, spendthrift, uneconomical, wasteful |
| Main Entry: | low-cost |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cheap |
Synonyms: |
at a bargain, bargain, bargain-basement, bargain-counter, bought for a song, budget, buy, cheapo, competitive, cost next to nothing, cut-price, cut-rate, depreciated, dime a dozen, easy on the pocketbook, economical, half-priced, inexpensive, irregular, low, low tariff, low-priced, lowered, marked down, moderate, nominal, on sale, popularly priced, real buy, reasonable, reduced, sale, slashed, standard, steal, uncostly, undear, utility, worth the money |