Meaning & use

Inexpensive

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Not costing a great deal of money; cheap in price.

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They found an inexpensive hotel near the train station.

The recipe uses simple, inexpensive ingredients found in any kitchen.

A note on using this word

"Inexpensive" is often preferred over "cheap" in formal writing since "cheap" can carry an unwanted connotation of poor quality.

Words with a similar meaning

affordablecheapeconomical

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Words with an opposite meaning

expensivecostly

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