cheaper

Adjective

cheap (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)

1. Low or reduced in price.
   • Where there are many sellers and few purchases, land will be cheap.1691, [John Locke], Some Considerations of the Consequences of the Lowering of Interest, and Raising the Value of Money. […], London: […] Awnsham and John Churchill, […], published 1692, →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   inexpensive, affordable, bargain, good value

   Antonyms:

   expensive, dear, costly, pricey, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, cost-prohibitive

2. Of poor quality.
   • a writer of cheap romances

   Synonyms:

   low-quality, shoddy, ass, bad, base, below par, bottom-shelf, BTEC, bum, cheap and nasty

3. Of little worth.
   • You grow cheap in every subject's eye.1675, John Dryden, Aureng-zebe: A Tragedy. […], London: […] T[homas] N[ewcomb] for Henry Herringman, […], published 1676, →OCLC, (please specify the page number)

   Synonyms:

   unvaluable

   Antonyms:

   precious, valuable, invaluable, priceless

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.
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.

   Synonyms:

   undervalued, underpriced

   Antonyms:

   rich, overvalued, overpriced

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