Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a cheap manner; at a small price; at a low cost: as, “cheaply bought,”
- At a low estimate of value; as of little value or importance; with depreciation or disesteem.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb At a small price; at a low value; in a common or inferior manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
cheap manner; without expending much money.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a cheap manner
- adverb in a stingy manner
- adverb with little expenditure of money
Etymologies
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Examples
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Catharine the Great earned her title cheaply, her patent of greatness being due to the fact that she had the judgment to select great generals and a great minister and the wisdom to cling to them.
Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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The obvious model for why entrepeneurs can't reinforce class norms cheaply is Becker + Schelling -- people have multiple selves, whose interests often do not coincide (eg, a dieter tempted by a piece of cake).
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The great part about my harebrained scheme to really get politicians on board about providing more energy more cheaply is that doing so * will also address the most pressing concerns of enviornmentalists* while allowing people to maintain and actually raise their standards of living.
Why scientists are under-represented in politics. - Moe_Lane’s blog - RedState 2009
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The reason Wal-Mart can sell guns so cheaply is because they order wholesale and get major discounts from the firearms manufacturers.
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The reason Wal-Mart can sell guns so cheaply is because they order wholesale and get major discounts from the firearms manufacturers.
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The guy who says he can do it easily and cheaply is bound to be lying.
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However, this business of people making their own movies cheaply is exciting, and not just for SF.
Sci-Fi Legend John Varley: “Fan Films Suck!” | Fan Cinema Today 2009
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A second reason why housing has recently been built more cheaply is to allow for the cost of the cars required to make fringe suburban housing work.
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A second reason why housing has recently been built more cheaply is to allow for the cost of the cars required to make fringe suburban housing work.
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Even if Iran had a bomb, it is hard to see how they could be more dangerous than Communist China, which has lots of such bombs, and whose Walmart stores are a clever ruse to wipe out the middle class American family through funneling in cheaply made Chinese goods.
Think Progress » The Facts About Iran’s Uranium Enrichment 2006
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cheaply
JM knows that two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.
July 14, 2011
jmjarmstrong commented on the word cheaply
JM knows that two can live as cheaply as one, for half as long.
July 14, 2011