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Cheap and inexpensive

cheap

adjective

not expensive

economic

adjective

not costing or spending much money

competitive

adjective

competitive prices are cheaper than many others

economy

adjective

economy goods are cheaper than normal goods, usually because you are buying larger quantities

economical

adjective

not costing or spending much money

affordable

adjective

cheap enough for ordinary people to afford

inexpensive

adjective

something that is inexpensive does not cost much money. A more usual word is cheap

cheap and cheerful

not expensive and of reasonable quality

cheap at the price

used for emphasizing that something is worth more than it costs

going cheap

being sold for a lower price than is usual

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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dray

a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer

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conflict mineral

a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons

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