Cheap Definition & Meaning
cheap
- adjective
- relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"
- tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
- of very poor quality; flimsy
- embarrassingly stingy
"Cheap" in song lyrics
See how cheap is used in real songs:
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"Baby, I ain't bein' cheap!"
69 Boyz — Get Together -
"Cause I've been rappin, since fly sneakers were cheap"
7L and Esoteric f/ Inspectah Deck — Speaking Real Words -
"Ya, cuz livin in the ghetto ain't cheap"
Above the Law — Adventures of . . .
Words that rhyme with cheap
Usage tips for "cheap"
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- What does cheap mean?
- relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants" tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" of very poor quality; flimsy embarrassingly stingy
- What part of speech is cheap?
- Cheap is an adjective.
- How many definitions does cheap have?
- Cheap has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).