English
Etymology
From Old English cēap, trade. Originally a loan from Latin caupo, tradesman, innkeeper, whence also Old High German kouf (see German Kauf) and Finnish kauppa, shop.
Pronunciation
AHD|chÄ“p, IPA|/tʃiËp/, SAMPA|/tSi:p/
audio|en-us-cheap.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|iËp
Homophones
cheep
Adjective
en-adj|cheaper|cheapest
- Low in price.
- Of poor quality.
- Of little worth.
- slang (Of an action or tactic in a game of skill) unfairly powerful.
Synonyms
bargain (1)
inexpensive (1)
flimsy (2)
Antonyms
dear
expensive
high-priced
Related terms
cheap and cheerful
cheap as chips
cheaply
cheapskate
el cheapo
Translations
trans-top|low in price
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin
Chinese: 便宜的, 便宜的 (pián yà de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin
Czech: t-|cs|levný|m
Danish: t-|da|billig
Finnish: t+|fi|halpa
Kurdish: t+|ku|هه‌رزان|sc=KUchar
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Polish: tani m
Russian: дешёвый (dešóvyj), недорогой (n'edorogój)
Slovene: t+|sl|poceni
Vietnamese: t+|vi|rẻ|xs=Vietnamese
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trans-top|of poor quality
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin, t|bs|nekvalitetan
Chinese: 低級的, 低级的 (dī jà de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin, t|bs|nekvalitetan
Danish: tarvelig
Finnish: t+|fi|kehno, t+|fi|huono
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Kurdish: KUchar|توڕه‌هات
Polish: tandetny m
Russian: низкопробный (nizkopróbnyj)
Slovene: cenen m, cenena f, ceneno n
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trans-top|of little worth
Bosnian: t|hr|jeftin
Chinese: 價廉的, 价廉的 (jià lián de)
Croatian: t|hr|jeftin
Danish: t-|da|billig
Finnish: vähäarvoinen, halpa
Kurdish: t+|ku|بێقیمه‌ت|sc=KUchar
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Polish: tandetny m
Russian: t+|ru|дешёвый|trdešóvyj|scCyrl
Slovene: cenen m, cenena f, ceneno n
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trans-top|slang unfairly powerful
Chinese: å‘é„™, å‘é„™ (bÄ“i bì)
Danish: t-|da|billig
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ttbc|Breton: marc'had-mat
ttbc|Catalan: barat m barata f
:Cantonese: 平, 賤
ttbc|Dutch: goedkoop
ttbc|Esperanto: malmultekosta
ttbc|French: bon marché
ttbc|German: billig, preiswert, (preis-)günstig
Greek:
:Ancient: εá½Î¸Î·Î½Î®Ï‚
:Modern: φτηνός
ttbc|Hebrew: זול (zol) m, זולה (zola) f
ttbc|Ido: chipa
ttbc|Indonesian: murah
ttbc|Italian: economico m, economica f
ttbc|Japanese: 安ㄠ(ã‚„ã™ã„, yasui), 安価 (ã‚ã‚“ã‹, anka)
ttbc|Romanian: ieftin
ttbc|Romansch: bunmartgÃ
ttbc|Sepedi: tšhipilê
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: јефтин m
:Roman: jeftin m
ttbc|Setswana: chipi; ga e ture
ttbc|Shona: chakachipa
ttbc|Spanish: barato
ttbc|Swahili: rahisi
ttbc|Swedish: billig, förmånlig, fördelaktig
ttbc|Telugu: చౌక, సరసమైన
ttbc|Turkish: ucuz
ttbc|Wolof: yomb
ttbc|Xhosa: -tshiphu
ttbc|Yoruba: á»pẹ; pá»Ì€
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