cheap
adjective
uk/tʃiːp/ uscosting little money or less than is usual or expected:
I got a cheap flight at the last minute.
Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.
During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.
See also
inexpensive
if a store, restaurant, etc. is cheap, it charges low prices:
This is the cheapest office supplies store in the city.
See also
inexpensive
low in quality and low in price:
He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months.
US disapproving ( UK mean)
unwilling to spend money:
He's so cheap we didn't get a pay raise this year.
cheap and cheerful UK informal
cheap, but good or enjoyable:
There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.
cheap and nasty
UK informal
costing little, and of bad quality:
Spend a little more and avoid getting something that is just cheap and nasty.
cheap
adverb
uk/tʃiːp/ usfor little money, or for less than is usual:
buy/sell sth cheap I bought it cheap from an internet auction site.
be going cheap
to be for sale for less than you would normally expect to pay:
Many mortgage deals are going cheap right now.
not come cheap
if you say that something does not come cheap, you mean that it is of good quality and is therefore expensive:
If you want a qualified accountant, their services don't come cheap.
on the cheap informal
if something is bought, done, or produced on the cheap, it is bought, etc. for less money than you would normally expect to pay, and is perhaps of poor quality:
This site will help you to eat well on the cheap.
Much of the refurbishment work has been done on the cheap - and it shows.