inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌi-nik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: reasonable in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun

Synonyms

• affordable
• bargain-basement
• budget
• cheap
• cheapie
• cheapo
• chintzy
• cut-price [chiefly British]
• cut-rate
• dime-store
• dirt cheap
• el cheapo
• low
• low-end
• popular
• reasonable

Examples of inexpensive in a Sentence

inexpensive but pretty jewelry that can be worn every day

Recent Examples on the Web

Buying short term puts on Meta is not an inexpensive approach, but if Zuckerberg’s AI bets reveal to be excessive, the stock will come back down to earth or at least its 50-day moving average down at $621. —Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 7 Feb. 2025

Other inexpensive airports include Mobile, AL ($98.75), Columbus, OH ($124.36), Provo, UT ($126.15), and Phoenix, AZ ($132.37). —Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Feb. 2025

While sets could be made from ivory, the majority were made from inexpensive cow bone spliced with bamboo. —Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Feb. 2025

The ban could have meant disruptions for shoppers on apps like Shein and Temu on inexpensive clothing coming from China. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1846, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

inexpensive

adjective

in·​ex·​pen·​sive ˌin-ik-ˈspen(t)-siv 

: not high in price : cheap

inexpensively adverb

inexpensiveness noun