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cheapo

cheap·o
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chee-poh]
    • /ˈtʃi poʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chee-poh]
    • /ˈtʃi poʊ/

Definitions of cheapo word

  • adjective cheapo Cheapo things are very inexpensive and probably of poor quality. 3
  • noun cheapo something that is very cheap and possibly shoddy 3
  • adjective cheapo very cheap and possibly shoddy 3
  • abbreviation CHEAPO cheapie 3
  • noun cheapo Slang. cheapo. 1
  • noun cheapo Inexpensive and of poor quality. 1

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Origin of cheapo

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; cheap + -o

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Cheapo

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

cheapo popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

cheapo usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for cheapo

adj cheapo

  • low-cost — able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost: low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.
  • reasonable — agreeable to reason or sound judgment; logical: a reasonable choice for chairman.
  • low-priced — selling at a low price; inexpensive; cheap.
  • competitive — Competitive is used to describe situations or activities in which people or firms compete with each other.
  • economical — avoiding waste or extravagance; thrifty: an economical meal; an economical use of interior space.

adjective cheapo

  • cheap — Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.

Antonyms for cheapo

adj cheapo

  • valuable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
  • worthy — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
  • unreasonable — not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
  • costly — If you say that something is costly, you mean that it costs a lot of money, often more than you would want to pay.
  • dear — You use dear to describe someone or something that you feel affection for.

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