cheap

English

/t͡ʃip/, /t͡ʃiːp/

noun
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
  • (obsolete) A market; marketplace.
  • Price.
  • (obsolete) A low price; a bargain.
  • Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cheep inherited from Old English cēap (sale, price, traffic, property, saleable commodities, market, purchase, possessions, value, payment, business, gain, trade, goods, cattle, bargain) inherited from Proto-Germanic *kaupaz derived from Latin caupō (tradesman, shopkeeper, innkeeper).

Origin

Latin

caupō

Gloss

tradesman, shopkeeper, innkeeper

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