cheapcheap /tʃiːp/ adjectiveadj1not costing very much to buyAt least the accommodation and food are cheap.
Buyers got their orders in while shares were relatively cheap.
the introduction of special cheap fares to France
2COMMERCEnot costing very much to produce, use, or employthe prospect of obtaining cheap electricity from sunlight
These taxes are cheap to administer.
—cheaply adverbadvPork is priced cheaply in relation to beef.
China is keen to buy metals cheaply.
3on the cheap British EnglishBrE if work is done on the cheap, it is done for less money than you would expect and may not be done very wellMuch of the building work was done on the cheap, using materials salvaged from old buildings.