cheapness

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cheapness

/ˈtʃiːpnəs/ UK

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noun cheapnesses

uncountable, usually, of a person The state or character trait of being cheap (stingy). His cheapness was legendary; he refused to use candles or lamps, not to reduce the risk of fire but rather to save a penny.
Similar: frugality, meanness, miserliness, niggardliness, parsimony, stinginess, thriftiness, tightness
uncountable, usually, of a product The state or characteristic of being cheap (whether inexpensive, poorly made, or both). It seems to me that whoever at the Department of Transport or the train operating companies, or both, is specifying the standard of seats these days has taken leave of their senses and opted for cheapness over comfort.
uncountable, usually, of a product Synonym of shoddiness. The cheapness of the manufacturing is insulting. [the product is poorly made]
Similar: shoddiness
uncountable, usually, of a product Synonym of inexpensiveness; affordability. The cheapness of the offerings is amazing. [the prices are surprisingly good]
Similar: inexpensiveness

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noun state of being cheap

Español	baratura
हिन्दी	सस्तापन sastāpan, सस्ताई sastāī
Ελληνικά	φτήνια ftínia
Русский	дешеви́зна deševízna
العربية	رُخْص ruḵṣ

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@misc{cheapness_2026,
  title = {cheapness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheapness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}