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cheapest

adj.
A1 Beginner US //ˈtʃipəst// UK //tʃˈiːpəst// cheap·est

adj. costing the least amount of money compared to all other options. You use this when you find the lowest price in a group of things.

adj. the superlative form of 'cheap', indicating the lowest price or cost among a set of comparable items. Often implies a trade-off between cost and quality.


SIMPLE

This is the cheapest phone in the shop.

CONTEXTUAL

We compared five different airlines and found that the local carrier offered the cheapest tickets for our dates.

COMPLEX

While the cheapest materials might reduce initial construction costs, they often lead to higher maintenance expenses over the building's lifespan due to their lower durability.

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The superlative form of 'cheap'; typically preceded by the definite article 'the'.

Pitfall

the most cheapestthe cheapest'Cheap' is a one-syllable adjective, so it takes the '-est' suffix rather than the 'most' modifier.

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