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cheap

Definitions

adjective

  1. embarrassingly stingy
  2. tastelessly showy
  3. of very poor quality; flimsy
  4. relatively low in price or charging low prices

Examples

It's hay that may have become moldy - if it was moist when put in the haymow - but it is just as effective for mulching as good hay, and a great deal cheaper.

It will probably work out cheaper to hire a van and move your own things.

They use cheap materials and actually destroy a lot of decent furniture and fittings in the process - if something is considered unfashionable it gets taken out or painted over.

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expensive

Definitions

adjective

  1. high in price or charging high prices

Examples

We cannot support all the shops we have already, so a few more very expensive units can only remain empty and unused.

They will be slightly more expensive but they last a lot longer.

Right now it's pretty dry and thrashed from the stripping treatment, but I have expensive shampoo and conditioner, and the brutal hairdresser assured me that with patience and continued use my hair would work its way back to normal.

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