Cheap vs. Cheep

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  • Cheap (noun)

    Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.

  • Cheap (noun)

    A market; marketplace.

  • Cheap (noun)

    Price.

  • Cheap (noun)

    A low price; a bargain.

  • Cheap (noun)

    Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.

  • Cheap (adjective)

    Low and/or reduced in price.

  • Cheap (adjective)

    Of poor quality.

  • Cheap (adjective)

    Of little worth.

  • Cheap (adjective)

    Underhand or unfair.

    “the cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.

    “Insurance is expensive, but don’t be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    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.”

  • Cheep (verb)

    Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like “cheep”.

  • Cheep (verb)

    To express in a chirping tone.

  • Cheep (noun)

    A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

  • Cheep (interjection)

    The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

Wiktionary
  • Cheap (adjective)

    low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services

    “local buses were reliable and cheap”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    charging low prices

    “a cheap restaurant”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    inexpensive because of inferior quality

    “cheap, shoddy goods”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort

    “her moment of cheap triumph”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    deserving contempt

    “a cheap trick”

  • Cheap (adjective)

    miserly

    “she’s too cheap to send me a postcard”

  • Cheap (adverb)

    at or for a low price

    “a house that was going cheap because of the war”

  • Cheep (noun)

    a short, high squeaky cry made by a young bird.

  • Cheep (noun)

    a short, high sound resembling the cry of a young bird

    “an electronic cheep from the alarm”

  • Cheep (noun)

    the slightest sound

    “there has not been a cheep from anybody”

  • Cheep (verb)

    make a short, high squeaky sound

    “sparrows are cheeping all around”

Oxford Dictionary

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