Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb & adjective Very cheap.
from The Century Dictionary.
- As cheap as dirt; very cheap.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective costing much less than standard price.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Very cheap
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective very cheap
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Examples
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One main reason why it went red in the last two decades is because during the Bust of the 1980s, we had a massive influx of folks from California and the Rust Belt who had jobs they could relocate, keeping good salaries but finding the dirt-cheap real estate here worth a move.
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One main reason why it went red in the last two decades is because during the Bust of the 1980s, we had a massive influx of folks from California and the Rust Belt who had jobs they could relocate, keeping good salaries but finding the dirt-cheap real estate here worth a move.
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Till date, Air India has filled its planes either with politicians, or by selling dirt-cheap tickets that hardly cover …
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The colorful paper beads had lost major significance to me because I became so aware of them from my many trips to Uganda: women and young girls rolling, gluing, and stringing the beads on the side of the dusty roads, then selling them for dirt-cheap prices to tourists.
Vivian Glyck: Why I Like to Give Ugandan Women Goats... Vivian Glyck 2011
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Till date, Air India has filled its planes either with politicians, or by selling dirt-cheap tickets that hardly cover …
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When it comes to newspapers per se, one might consider dumping such hidebound business practices as dirt-cheap subscriptions.
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Miramar, Fla.-based Spirit Airlines , which tries to offer dirt-cheap fares and hits customers with lots of add-on fees for everything from soft drinks to window seats, added a fee for carry-on bags that go in overhead bins last year.
The Tough Tactics to Avoid Luggage Check-In Fees Scott McCartney 2012
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Yet, the lure of dirt-cheap empanadas and maybe a mojito to wash it down was too strong for this girl.
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While I agree with much of what Andy Stern has to say, specifically the need to plan beyond and outside of the election cycle, I find it interesting that the former SEIU chief fails to mention the role that access to dirt-cheap labor has played in China's rise.
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The colorful paper beads had lost major significance to me because I became so aware of them from my many trips to Uganda: women and young girls rolling, gluing, and stringing the beads on the side of the dusty roads, then selling them for dirt-cheap prices to tourists.
Vivian Glyck: Why I Like to Give Ugandan Women Goats... Vivian Glyck 2011
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