Meaning & use
Cheaply
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In a manner that costs little money, or in a way that shows poor quality or lack of value.
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The furniture was made cheaply and fell apart within a year.
You can travel cheaply through Southeast Asia if you stick to local buses and hostels.
A note on using this word
"Cheaply" can carry either a neutral sense (low cost) or a negative one (shoddy quality), depending on context.
Words with a similar meaning
inexpensivelyeconomically
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Words with an opposite meaning
expensivelylavishly
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