as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
his chronic cheapness is such that he never takes vacations or replaces old, worn-out household goods
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Recent Examples of cheapness
The cheapness of a people for whom other peoples’ lives are cheap.
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Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The apparent cheapness of the stock has been an object of frequent commentary.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The airlines’ cheapness is less a weakness and more, the product.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
The paper also noted that beans, owing to their relative cheapness, have a stigmatizing association with poverty.
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Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Not least among these is their relative cheapness compared to manned systems, combined with their expendability.
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New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
What once telegraphed cheapness now confers extreme value.
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The Editors,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Also important to note, diversity is not the same thing as accessibility, and neither are inherently tied to cheapness.
—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
The apparent cheapness of the stock has been an object of frequent commentary.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
27 May 2026
The airlines’ cheapness is less a weakness and more, the product.
—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
The paper also noted that beans, owing to their relative cheapness, have a stigmatizing association with poverty.
—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
Not least among these is their relative cheapness compared to manned systems, combined with their expendability.
—
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
What once telegraphed cheapness now confers extreme value.
—
The Editors,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
Also important to note, diversity is not the same thing as accessibility, and neither are inherently tied to cheapness.
—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheapness
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Unlike the 13 colonies, East and West Florida were largely unaffected by the British Stamp Act and other taxes that fueled resentment elsewhere because the colonies produced relatively little for the British colonial economy.
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The Iran war has disrupted supply chains for products such as oil and fertilizer, spiking costs and putting pressure on the global economy.
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Inflation continues to pressure consumers The holiday economizing comes as Americans continue to battle inflation, which rose after the COVID-19 pandemic to levels not seen since the 1980s.
Noun
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What’s behind all the token stinginess?
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That’s why Holmes’ steady stinginess looms so large.
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Studies on the psychology of saving have found attaching tangible milestones to financial planning, such as a goal to buy a home, tend to instill better savings habits in young people.
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The remaining 30% is reserved for improving your financial future through saving, investing or paying down debt.
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Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome causes fatigue, fever, muscle aches, abdominal problems, headaches, chills and dizziness in the early stages, and late symptoms include chest tightness, coughing, shortness of breath and lungs filling with fluid.
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Seabold pitched two-thirds of an inning before exiting with right-lat tightness.
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Matching the brain’s ability to learn and energy parsimony isn’t a new idea.
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The 42-year-old former defender’s task will be to bring the same level of parsimony to Marseille’s transfer dealings.
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Papyrologist Federica Nicolardi said on Thursday at the same event that the team has already identified a number of intriguing passages, including some on the nature of deities and providence.
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That there is no providence, only circumstance.
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“Cheapness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheapness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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