inexpensive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (California) audio
- /ˌɪnɛkˈspɛnsɪv/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expensive English inexpensive From in- + expensive.
Meanings
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Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.
And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones.
2009 March 17, Donald G. Mcneil Jr., “After a Stroke, Freeing Muscles With Botox”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2017:Cameras for black and white recording are relatively inexpensive, but color cameras cost twice to four times as much.
1983 [1981], Peter Lenzendorf, The Video Camera Handbook, 2nd impression, Great Britain: David & Charles, translation of original by Niedernhausen: Falken-Verlag GmbH (in German), published 1984, unnumbered page:
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Not extravagant in expenditure.
The Swiss people are frugal and inexpensive in their own habits […]
1859, Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Switzerland”, in Passages from the French and Italian Note-books of Nathaniel Hawthorne, volume II, Boston: James R. Osgood and Company […], published 1872, page 273:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inexpensive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inexpensive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
splurgy · spenny · lickpenny · ex · costful · expensive · expenny · spendy · 5-star · million-dollar · expensive · dear · steep · overdear · princely · exy · costly · cost-prohibitive · dispendious · high-priced · dear · big-ticket · pricey · dearthful · ruinous · high-cost · cheap at half the price · spenno · fancy · chargeful · out of sight
Deriveds
inexpensiveness · inexpensively
Synonyms
economic · bargainous · dime a dozen · budget · tinhorn · purchasable · good value · low-end · cheap at the price · middle-end · cheap · nickel · cheap · inexpensive · affordable · brand X · competitive · unexpensive · economical · affordable · inexpensive · cheapo · cheesy · mid-range · el cheapo · gainworthy · reasonable · economical · low-priced · two a penny · cheapie · sixpenny · low-cost
Translations (60)
ko 싼 (reasonable in price) · arz رخيص (reasonable in price) · ps ارزان (reasonable in price) · mi māmā (reasonable in price) · ang undīere (reasonable in price) · is ódýr (reasonable in price) · pac dyơl (reasonable in price) · bg евтин (reasonable in price) · pt barato (reasonable in price) · fi halpa (reasonable in price) · rar māmā (reasonable in price) · vi rẻ (reasonable in price) · ty māmā (reasonable in price) · nl goedkoop (reasonable in price) · fr peu coûteux (reasonable in price) · it economico (reasonable in price) · haw emi (reasonable in price) · kea baratu (reasonable in price) · kea baróte (reasonable in price) · de günstig (reasonable in price) · sh јефтин (reasonable in price) · grc εὐτηνός (reasonable in price) · fi huokea (reasonable in price) · my ဈေးချို (reasonable in price) · ja 安価な (reasonable in price) · ga saor (reasonable in price) · xag 𐔸𐕒𐔲𐕎𐕒𐕡𐔸 (reasonable in price) · nn billig (reasonable in price) · ba арзан (reasonable in price) · ba осһоҙ (reasonable in price) · es económico (reasonable in price) · la vīlis (reasonable in price) · fi edullinen (reasonable in price) · pl tani (reasonable in price) · cs levný (reasonable in price) · el φτηνός (reasonable in price) · vo nejerik (reasonable in price) · fr bon marché (reasonable in price) · de billig (reasonable in price) · ru дешёвый (reasonable in price) · ru недорого́й (reasonable in price) · nb billig (reasonable in price) · nn billeg (reasonable in price) · ca barat (reasonable in price) · sh jeftin (reasonable in price) · es barato (reasonable in price) · cs laciný (reasonable in price) · ja 安い (reasonable in price) · hu olcsó (reasonable in price) · ja 廉価な (reasonable in price) · ccc warato (reasonable in price) · pl niedrogi (reasonable in price) · ko 싸다 (reasonable in price) · cmn 便宜 (reasonable in price) · hy էժան (reasonable in price) · cmn 低廉 (reasonable in price) · nl goedkope (reasonable in price) · uk недорогий (reasonable in price) · bg изгоден (reasonable in price) · ta மலிவான (reasonable in price)