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- [cheep]
- /tʃip/
- /tʃiːp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheep]
- /tʃip/
Definitions of cheapest word
- adjective cheapest costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. 1
- adjective cheapest costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap. 1
- adjective cheapest charging low prices: a very cheap store. 1
- adjective cheapest of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy: cheap conduct; cheap workmanship. 1
- adjective cheapest embarrassed; sheepish: He felt cheap about his mistake. 1
- adjective cheapest obtainable at a low rate of interest: when money is cheap. 1
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Origin of cheapest
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English cheep (short for phrases, as good cheep cheap, literally, good bargain), Old English cēap bargain, market, trade; cognate with German Kauf, Old Norse kaup; all < Latin caupō innkeeper, tradesman; see chapman
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Parts of speech for Cheapest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cheapest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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