Cheap | Mean of cheap in English Dictionary

/ˈtʃiːp/

• not costing a lot of money
1. I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.
2. a place where you can get a cheap [=inexpensive] meal
3. Rent isn't cheap here.
4. cheap imported goods
• of low quality
1. curtains made of cheap material
2. He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.
3. cheap perfume
• charging low prices
1. This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.
2. We ate at a cheap [=inexpensive] restaurant.

• not willing to share or spend money
1. He was too cheap [=stingy] to pay for the dinner.
2. Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
3. My uncle is cheap with his money.
• not hard to do or get
1. It was a cheap [=easy] victory over a lousy team.
2. He likes to harass the neighbor's dog as a cheap thrill. [=a minor thing done for entertainment]
• having little or no self-respect
1. He felt cheap letting other people treat him like that.
• at the lowest possible cost
1. The movie was made on the cheap.
2. They built the house on the cheap.
• at a low cost
1. They were able to build a house cheap. [=cheaply]
2. The film was made cheap.
3. The house sold cheap.
• to be available at a low price
1. His services don't come cheap. [=his services are not cheap; his services are expensive]
2. These materials don't come cheap.