Cheap vs. Economical — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Cheap and Economical
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Cheap
Low in price, especially in relation to similar items or services
Local buses were reliable and cheap
Economical
Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended
A small, economical car
Cheap
Of little worth because achieved in a discreditable way requiring little effort
Her moment of cheap triumph
Economical
Designed or functioning to make effective use of money or effort invested
An economical heating system.
An economical approach to control of corporate growth.
Cheap
At or for a low price
A house that was going cheap because of the war
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Economical
Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant.
Cheap
Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.
Economical
Sparing in the amount of items involved to achieve a desired result
An economical writing style.
Threw an economical 12 pitches in the first inning.
Cheap
Charging low prices
A cheap restaurant.
Economical
Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
He was an economical person by nature.
Cheap
Obtainable at a low rate of interest. Used especially of money.
Economical
Saving money or resources.
The new, eco-friendly bicycle was an economical purchase.
Cheap
Devalued, as in buying power
Cheap dollars.
Economical
(dated) Relating to economy in any other sense.
Cheap
Achieved with little effort
A cheap victory.
Cheap laughs.
Economical
Using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness;
An economic use of home heating oil
A modern economical heating system
An economical use of her time
Cheap
Of or considered of small value
In wartime, when life was cheap.
Economical
Of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth;
Economic growth
Aspects of social, political, and economical life
Cheap
Of poor quality; inferior
A cheap toy.
Economical
Avoiding waste;
An economical meal
An economical shopper
A frugal farmer
A frugal lunch
A sparing father and a spending son
Sparing in their use of heat and light
Stinting in bestowing gifts
Thrifty because they remember the great Depression
`scotch' is used only informally
Cheap
Worthy of no respect; vulgar or contemptible
A cheap gangster.
Cheap
Stingy; miserly.
Cheap
Inexpensively
Got the new car cheap.
Cheap
(obsolete) Trade; traffic; chaffer; chaffering.
Cheap
(obsolete) A market; marketplace.
Cheap
Price.
Cheap
(obsolete) A low price; a bargain.
Cheap
Cheapness; lowness of price; abundance of supply. en
Cheap
Low and/or reduced in price.
Cheap
Of poor quality.
Cheap
Of little worth.
Cheap
Underhand or unfair.
The cheap trick of hiding deadly lava under pushable blocks
Cheap
Stingy; mean; excessively frugal.
Insurance is expensive, but don't be so cheap that you risk losing your home because of a fire.
Cheap
(finance) Trading at a price level which is low relative to historical trends, a similar asset, or (for derivatives) a theoretical value.
The ETF is trading cheap to NAV right now; we can arb this by buying the ETF and selling the underlying constituents.
Cheap
To trade; traffic; bargain; chaffer; ask the price of goods; cheapen goods.
Cheap
To bargain for; chaffer for; ask the price of; offer a price for; cheapen.
Cheap
To buy; purchase.
Cheap
To sell.
Cheap
Cheaply.
Cheap
A bargain; a purchase; cheapness.
The sack that thou hast drunk me would have bought me lights as good cheap at the dearest chandler's in Europe.
Cheap
Having a low price in market; of small cost or price, as compared with the usual price or the real value.
Where there are a great sellers to a few buyers, there the thing to be sold will be cheap.
Cheap
Of comparatively small value; common; mean.
You grow cheap in every subject's eye.
Cheap
Cheaply.
Cheap
To buy; to bargain.
Cheap
Relatively low in price or charging low prices;
It would have been cheap at twice the price
Inexpensive family restaurants
Cheap
Tastelessly showy;
A flash car
A flashy ring
Garish colors
A gaudy costume
Loud sport shirts
A meretricious yet stylish book
Tawdry ornaments
Cheap
Of very poor quality
Cheap
Embarrassingly stingy
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