Meaning

7 senses
  1. Low or reduced in price.

    billig, preiswert, preisgünstig

    дешёвыйdešóvyj, недорого́йnedorogój

    деше́вийdešévyj

    relatively low in price or charging low prices

  2. Of poor quality.

    a writer of cheap romances

    billig

    низкопро́бныйnizkopróbnyj, нека́чественныйnekáčestvennyj, низкока́чественныйnizkokáčestvennyj

    of very poor quality; flimsy

  3. Of little worth.

    дешёвыйdešóvyj

  4. (slang)Underhanded or unfair.

    the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks

  5. (derogatory, informal)Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

    Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.

    geizig

    скупо́йskupój, ска́редныйskárednyj, прижи́мистыйprižímistyj

    embarrassingly stingy

  6. Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.

    The ETF is trading cheap to NAV right now; we can arb this by buying the ETF and selling the underlying constituents.

  7. Taking little of system time or resources.

    the algorithm is cheap to compute

Examples

1004 sentences
  1. Do you have any cheaper seats?

    Чи є місця подешевше? — deniko

    ruУ вас есть места подешевле? — odexed

    deHaben Sie billigere Plätze? — Waldelfe

  2. Do you have a cheaper room?

    У вас є дешевша кімната? — deniko

    ruУ вас есть комната подешевле? — pandabear

    deHaben Sie ein günstigeres Zimmer? — MUIRIEL

  3. Do you have any cheaper rooms?

    Ви маєте дешевші кімнати? — deniko

    ruНе найдётся ли у вас комнат подешевле? — marafon

    deHaben Sie günstigere Zimmer? — jakov

  4. Tom bought a very cheap camera.

    Том купив дуже дешевий фотоапарат. — deniko

    ruТом купил очень дешёвый фотоаппарат. — Balamax

    deTom hat eine sehr billige Kamera gekauft. — mayabe

  5. It's cheaper to take the bus.

    Дешевше поїхати на автобусі. — deniko

    ruДешевле поехать на автобусе. — Biga

    deEs ist billiger, den Bus zu nehmen. — MikeMolto

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
low and/or reduced in price:
Русский
By meaning 3
low and/or reduced in price:
of poor quality:
frugal, stingy:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
low and/or reduced in price:
frugal, stingy:

Origin

As a noun, from Middle English chep, from Old English cēap (“trade, market, value”), from

As a noun, from Middle English chep, from Old English cēap (“trade, market, value”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaup. As a verb, from Middle English chepen, from Old English ċēapian (“to buy, bargain, trade”), from Proto-West Germanic *kaupōn, from Proto-Germanic *kaupōną, a verbal derivative of *kaupô (“trader”), from Latin caupō.

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