cheaping

/ˈt͡ʃiːpɪŋ/

cheaping is the present participle and gerund of cheap.

Noun

cheaping (uncountable)

(obsolete) Bargaining, haggling.
(obsolete) A market.
- O Lord, thou biddest in thy gospell to beware of the Pharises, for it is a point of pride contrary to meeknesse. And Lord, thou sayest that they love the first sittings at suppers, and also the principal chaires in churches, and greetings in cheeping, and to bee cleped masters of men. And Lord...14-15th c. (Published 1531), The Praier and Complaynte of the Ploweman unto Christe

cheap (third-person singular simple present cheaps, present participle cheaping, simple past and past participle cheaped)

(intransitive, obsolete) To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
(obsolete, transitive) To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
(obsolete, transitive) To buy; purchase.
(obsolete, transitive) To sell.

From Old English ċīeping.

What does cheaping mean?: Cheaping means bargaining, haggling.
What is cheaping the present participle and gerund of?: Cheaping is the present participle and gerund of cheap.
What part of speech is cheaping?: Cheaping is a noun.
How do you pronounce cheaping?: Cheaping is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːpɪŋ/.

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