Standard Lemma guide

cheaply

adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈt͡ʃiːpli/
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  • rhymes with -iːpli
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IY1 P L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a cheap manner; without expending much money.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

For a low score.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

Topics: ball-games, cricket, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

with little expenditure of money

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • I bought this car very cheaply

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: inexpensively

Antonyms: none provided

4

adverb

Meaning 4

in a cheap manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a cheaply dressed woman approached him in the bar

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tattily, inexpensively

Antonyms: expensively

5

adverb

Meaning 5

in a stingy manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • their rich uncle treated them rather chintzily

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: stingily, chintzily

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English cheap Middle English -ly English -ly English cheaply From cheap + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: levně — in a cheap manner
  • Danish: billigt — in a cheap manner
  • Finnish: edullisesti — in a cheap manner
  • Finnish: halvalla — in a cheap manner
  • Finnish: halvasti — in a cheap manner
  • German: billig — in a cheap manner
  • Hungarian: olcsón — in a cheap manner
  • Latin: vīliter — in a cheap manner
  • Latin: salubriter — in a cheap manner
  • Latvian: lēti — in a cheap manner
  • Polish: tanio — in a cheap manner
  • Russian: дёшево (djóševo) — in a cheap manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: будзашто — in a cheap manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: budzašto — in a cheap manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: јефтино — in a cheap manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: jeftino — in a cheap manner
  • Swedish: billigt — in a cheap manner
  • Ukrainian: де́шево (déševo) — in a cheap manner