ALL meanings of on the cheap
on the cheap
O o - adverb on the cheap at little expense, by cutting costs 1
- adjective on the cheap costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. 1
- adjective on the cheap costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap. 1
- adjective on the cheap charging low prices: a very cheap store. 1
- adjective on the cheap of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy: cheap conduct; cheap workmanship. 1
- adjective on the cheap embarrassed; sheepish: He felt cheap about his mistake. 1
- adjective on the cheap obtainable at a low rate of interest: when money is cheap. 1
- adjective on the cheap of decreased value or purchasing power, as currency depreciated due to inflation. 1
- adjective on the cheap stingy; miserly: He's too cheap to buy his own brother a cup of coffee. 1
- adverb on the cheap at a low price; at small cost: He is willing to sell cheap. 1
- idioms on the cheap cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive: I found this old chair for eight dollars—it would be cheap at twice the price. 1
- idioms on the cheap on the cheap, Informal. inexpensively; economically: She enjoys traveling on the cheap. 1
- phrase on the cheap If someone does or buys something on the cheap, they spend less money than they should because they are more concerned with what it costs than with its quality. 0
- noun on the cheap at a low cost 0
- noun on the cheap at very little cost; cheaply 0