cheap
/tʃiːp/adjective
उच्चारण चीप
सस्ता, कम दाम का
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costing little money or less money than you expected
सस्ता, कम दाम का
- Vegetables are cheap in winter.
- a cheap flight to Goa
- Mangoes are cheap in May.
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- A cheap ticket made the trip possible for the whole family.
- Printing the notes was surprisingly cheap.
Synonyms inexpensive low-priced affordable
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charging low prices
कम दाम लेने वाला
- a cheap hotel near the station
- Street food in the old city is delicious and cheap.
- We stayed in a cheap guest house near the temple.
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- The canteen is cheap and clean.
- There is a cheap restaurant behind the bus stand.
Synonyms budget economical
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disapproving
of low quality; worth little
घटिया, सस्ता (गुणवत्ता में)
- cheap plastic toys that break in a day
- The cheap pen leaked within a week.
- The cheap umbrella broke in the first storm.
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- He bought a cheap watch that stopped within a month.
- The cheap cloth shrank after one wash.
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disapproving
(of behaviour or remarks) unkind and unfair; not deserving respect
ओछा, घटिया (व्यवहार, टिप्पणी)
- a cheap joke about her weight
- It was a cheap trick to win the vote.
- It was cheap of him to blame his teammates.
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- She made a cheap remark about his clothes.
- Cheap tricks will not win you respect.
Synonyms mean petty contemptible
Opposite decent honourable
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informal
at a low price
सस्ते में
- I bought the books cheap at the old-book market.
- You can get tomatoes cheap at the morning market.
- He got the second-hand bicycle cheap.
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- Rooms are going cheap in the off season.
- She bought the fabric cheap during the sale.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cheap (adjective) = low price
Cheap describes a low price or a shop with low prices; it can be good or neutral.
'Cheap' कम कीमत या कम कीमत वाली दुकान को बताता है; यह अच्छा या तटस्थ अर्थ दे सकता है।
- Vegetables are cheap in the morning market.
- We stayed in a cheap hotel.
cheap (adjective) = poor quality or mean
Cheap can also mean of low quality, or unkind and unfair when said of remarks.
'Cheap' का अर्थ घटिया गुणवत्ता का, या टिप्पणियों के लिए अनुचित और ओछा भी हो सकता है।
- The shoes were cheap and fell apart.
- That was a cheap remark about her family.
cheap (adverb) in informal speech
As an adverb, cheap is informal: buy cheap, sell cheap; cheaply is the standard form.
Adverb के रूप में 'cheap' अनौपचारिक है: buy cheap, sell cheap; मानक रूप 'cheaply' है।
- He bought the mobile cheap.
cheap vs inexpensive vs economical
Inexpensive is the polite way to say low-priced; economical shows good value for the money spent.
'Inexpensive' कम कीमत बताने का शिष्ट तरीका है; 'economical' खर्च किए धन के बदले अच्छे मूल्य को दर्शाता है।
- It is an inexpensive but strong bag.
+Collocations 4
adverb + cheap
verydirtrelativelysurprisinglyridiculously
- The tickets were dirt cheap in the sale.
cheap + noun
labourflightimitationtrickthrill
- The factory relies on cheap labour.
verb + cheap
come cheapfeel cheapwork out cheapbuy cheapsell cheap
- Good tuition does not come cheap.
cheap idioms
cheap and cheerfulon the cheapdirt cheapcheap at the pricecheap shot
- They furnished the flat on the cheap.
“More examples 5
- Radhika found a cheap second-hand book near the college.
राधिका को कॉलेज के पास एक सस्ती पुरानी किताब मिली।
- Cheap goods often break within a month.
सस्ता सामान अक्सर एक महीने में ही टूट जाता है।
- It was a cheap trick to blame the new student.
नए विद्यार्थी को दोष देना एक ओछी चाल थी।
- Train travel is cheaper than flying in India.
भारत में रेल-यात्रा हवाई यात्रा से सस्ती है।
- He felt cheap after shouting at his friend.
अपने मित्र पर चिल्लाने के बाद उसे अपनी नज़रों में गिरावट महसूस हुई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I bought this shirt in cheap price.
✓ I bought this shirt at a cheap price.
A price is introduced by at, with the article a.
कीमत से पहले 'at' और article 'a' आता है।
✗ The cost of this mobile is cheap.
✓ This mobile is cheap.
Price and cost are low or high, not cheap or expensive.
कीमत या लागत 'low' या 'high' होती है, 'cheap' या 'expensive' नहीं।
✗ He is a cheap man, he never spends.
✓ He is a mean man; he never spends.
For a person who hates spending, mean is the British word; cheap about a person suggests low quality or low character.
खर्च से कतराने वाले व्यक्ति के लिए 'mean' ब्रिटिश शब्द है; व्यक्ति के लिए 'cheap' ओछेपन का भाव देता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Cheap, inexpensive and economical all mean low in price, but their tone differs.
Cheap, inexpensive और economical सब कम कीमत बताते हैं, पर इनका भाव अलग है।
Low in price; may suggest poor quality.
कम कीमत का; घटिया गुणवत्ता का संकेत भी दे सकता है।
- A cheap watch stopped after a week.
Low in price, said politely without any suggestion of poor quality.
कम कीमत का, शिष्टता से कहा गया और घटियापन के संकेत के बिना।
- They offer inexpensive meals for students.
Giving good value because it saves money, time or fuel.
अच्छा मूल्य देने वाला क्योंकि वह धन, समय या ईंधन बचाता है।
- This scooter is very economical to run.
¶Idioms 2
cheap and cheerful
simple and inexpensive but pleasant
सस्ता पर अच्छा
- a cheap and cheerful dhaba on the highway
on the cheap
spending as little money as possible
कम से कम खर्च में
- They furnished the flat on the cheap.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
inexpensive low-priced affordable budget economical shoddy inferior tacky mean petty contemptible
Antonyms
expensive dear costly upmarket quality superior decent honourable exorbitant
?Which word?
cheap or inexpensive?
Both mean low in price, but cheap can also suggest poor quality or meanness, so in a positive sense inexpensive or reasonable is safer: 'an inexpensive but good hotel'. Cheap is a stative adjective; prices are low, not cheap, in formal English ('low prices', but 'cheap goods').
दोनों का अर्थ 'कम दाम का' है, पर cheap में 'घटिया' या 'ओछा' का भाव भी आ सकता है, इसलिए अच्छे अर्थ में inexpensive या reasonable सुरक्षित है, जैसे 'an inexpensive but good hotel'। Formal English में prices low होते हैं, cheap नहीं ('low prices', पर 'cheap goods')।
§Grammar and usage
'the price is cheap' is loose; say 'the price is low' or 'the goods are cheap'.
'the price is cheap' ढीला प्रयोग है; 'the price is low' या 'the goods are cheap' कहिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Cheap and cheerful, on the cheap, dirt cheap.
Idioms: cheap and cheerful (सस्ता पर अच्छा), on the cheap (कम पैसों में), dirt cheap (बहुत ही सस्ता)।