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inexpensive

/ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ /ˌɪnɛkˈspɛnsɪv/

Meanings
adjective
Low in price

Examples :

"The used textbooks were inexpensive, so we could afford them for our class. "
economy business finance value

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low noun

/ləʊ/ /loʊ/ /laʊ/

Something that is low; a low point.

"Economic growth has hit a new low."

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could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

(modal auxiliary verb, defective) May; to be permitted or enabled to.

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

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class noun

/klas/ /kleəs/

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

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afford verb

/əˈfɔːd/ /əˈfoɹd/

To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an act which might under other circumstances be injurious;—with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able or rich enough.

"I think we can afford the extra hour it will take.  We can only afford to buy a small car at the moment."

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for preposition

/fɔːr/

Used to indicate the object or recipient of an action.

"This gift is for you."

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in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

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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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price noun

/pɹaɪs/

The cost required to gain possession of something.

"The price of the new textbook was too high for Sarah. "

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them pronoun

/ðʌm/

(plural) Those ones.

"The children asked their teacher for help with those math problems; she explained them. "

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were noun

/wɜːr/ /wər/

A man, a husband

"The were in my family is a kind and supportive man. "

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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textbooks noun

/ˈtɛkstbʊks/

A coursebook, a formal manual of instruction in a specific subject, especially one for use in schools or colleges.

"Students need to buy their textbooks before the first day of class. "