Pronunciation
How to pronounce “cheap”
“cheap” is pronounced /tʃiːp/ — 1 syllable.
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cheap
/tʃiːp/
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'cheap' is one beat: /tʃiːp/. Say it in a single smooth motion and don't add an extra vowel before or after.Meaning
relatively low in price or charging low prices
“it would have been cheap at twice the price”
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