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cheap

[cheep] / tʃip /




ADJECTIVE
concerned with saving money
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"I don't want cheap American milk products," wrote Gary Johnson from Ontario to the Globe and Mail in June.

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Streeting replied "absolutely not" when asked if he was "trying to do defence on the cheap".

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

A cheap yet competitive artificial-intelligence model out of China has reignited the debate over the massive amounts of money that companies are spending on memory components and compute power.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

It was also cheap and pretty darn reliable.

From Salon Jul. 19, 2026

In the early colonial period, when settlements remained relatively small, indentured servitude was the dominant means of securing cheap labor.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

AI is supercharging employers’ background checks, making it easier and cheaper to track workers’ online history with more depth than before, Callum Borchers writes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Look for cheaper or free alternatives, for example car parks slightly further away which have shuttle buses to the terminal.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

On Tuesday, Google launched three new models under the name "Flash" which the company described as cheaper, faster and more reliable.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

One nonprofit says it can provide food cheaper than ASF Solutions — when it keeps operations in house.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Oil came cheaper than bulbs, and the flicker of the flame made the dark dance.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron

The Z Flip8 -- a pocket-sized model geared more toward social media use -- is the cheapest new model, with a starting price of $1,200.

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

In 1979, the young city of Carson adopted rent control for its parks, which would lead to some of the cheapest rents in the county, but also put more pressure on landlords to sell.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

Because crackers, even very good ones, remain one of the cheapest building blocks of a party.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Citi is roughly tied with Wells Fargo as the cheapest among the six largest U.S. banks by forward P/E valuation.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

Rivera where to find the cheapest hair salon and the best Goodwill and how to get to the nearest Western Union.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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