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cheapness

/ˈtʃiːpnəs/

Meanings
noun
The state of being cheap

Examples :

"The cheapness of the plastic toys was obvious; they broke within minutes. "
economy value business

Related Words

Illustration minutes

minutes noun

/ˈmɪnɪts/

A unit of time equal to sixty seconds (one-sixtieth of an hour).

"You have twenty minutes to complete the test."

Illustration obvious

obvious adjective

/ˈɒ.vɪəs/ /ˈɑ.vi.əs/

Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.

"The answer to the math problem was obvious; everyone in the class knew it immediately. "

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being noun

/ˈbiːɪŋ/ /ˈbiŋ/

A living creature.

"The being in the classroom was quiet today. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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toys noun

/tɔɪz/

Something to play with, especially as intended for use by a child.

"A grown man does not play with a child’s toy."

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they pronoun

/ðeɪ/

(the third-person plural) A group of people, animals, plants or objects previously mentioned.

"Dogs may bark if they want to be fed."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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within adjective

/wɪˈθɪn/ /wɪðˈɪn/

In the context of which the present document or ruling is made.

"the within appeal"

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plastic noun

/ˈplæstɪk/

A synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.

"My new water bottle is made of plastic. "

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state noun

/steɪt/

A condition; a set of circumstances applying at any given time.

"The current state of the project is that we are behind schedule. "

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cheap noun

/t͡ʃiːp/ /t͡ʃip/

Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.

"The cheap for the used textbooks was surprisingly low, considering their condition. "

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broke verb

/bɹəʊk/ /bɹoʊk/

To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly.

"If the vase falls to the floor, it might break."