Thesaurus article: costing less money than expected

These words all refer to something that costs less money than you expected.

The most common word is cheap.

The opposite of cheap is expensive.

For more opposites of cheap, see the article at expensive.

If something is cheap enough for most people to be able to buy, you can say that it is affordable, inexpensive, or reasonable.

If something is very cheap, you can say informally that it is dirt cheap.

Cut-price or cut-rate is sometimes used to describe something that is cheaper than usual. Cut-price is more common in UK English, and cut-rate is more common in US English.

A piece of equipment that is cheap to use is often described as economical.

Budget can be used before a noun to describe things that are suitable for people who do not have a lot of money to spend.

You say that the price of something is low.

For words having to do with the amount of money that something is being sold for, see the article at cost.