inexpensive
adjective
in·ex·pen·sive
ˌi-nik-ˈspen(t)-siv 
: reasonable in price : cheap
inexpensively
adverb
inexpensiveness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of inexpensive in a Sentence
inexpensive but pretty jewelry that can be worn every day
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But while behavioral specialists, therapists, and counseling services have struggled to keep up with the onslaught, relatively inexpensive antidepressants haven’t.
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Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Grant said the availability of good, reliable and inexpensive pregnancy tests has helped women discover their pregnancies earlier.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
An inkjet printer is likely the most inexpensive way to start and gives you a lot of flexibility, though purchasing ink cartridges that work with the device can be a bit frustrating (and pricey).
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
While that will not be inexpensive or simple, building a new bridge will be both quite expensive and quite complex.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
After losing the lease on their prior home, Brandon’s family shuffled through inexpensive hotels – one without running water – using the bathroom at a nearby gas station last year.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
His mother, Mauve, bought a pack of inexpensive sports bras from Fruit of the Loom to alter for him.
—Lauren Rowello, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
The inexpensive, long-lasting ingredient was a food of survival, used to feed enslaved people brought to the islands to work on sugar plantations.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
White appliances, while popular in the '80s and '90s, once had the stigma of being inexpensive and not very stylish.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
Sarah Owermohle, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
Grant said the availability of good, reliable and inexpensive pregnancy tests has helped women discover their pregnancies earlier.
—Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024
An inkjet printer is likely the most inexpensive way to start and gives you a lot of flexibility, though purchasing ink cartridges that work with the device can be a bit frustrating (and pricey).
—Karl Klockars, PCMAG, 1 Apr. 2024
While that will not be inexpensive or simple, building a new bridge will be both quite expensive and quite complex.
—Ken Roberts, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
After losing the lease on their prior home, Brandon’s family shuffled through inexpensive hotels – one without running water – using the bathroom at a nearby gas station last year.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
His mother, Mauve, bought a pack of inexpensive sports bras from Fruit of the Loom to alter for him.
—Lauren Rowello, Parents, 15 Mar. 2024
The inexpensive, long-lasting ingredient was a food of survival, used to feed enslaved people brought to the islands to work on sugar plantations.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Mar. 2024
White appliances, while popular in the '80s and '90s, once had the stigma of being inexpensive and not very stylish.
—Colleen Sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1846, in the meaning defined above
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“Inexpensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexpensive. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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inexpensive
adjective
in·ex·pen·sive
ˌin-ik-ˈspen(t)-siv
: not high in price : cheap
inexpensively
adverb
inexpensiveness
noun
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