cheapest
adj.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.
This is the cheapest phone in the shop.
We compared five different airlines and found that the local carrier offered the cheapest tickets for our dates.
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.
The superlative form of 'cheap'; typically preceded by the definite article 'the'.
the most cheapestthe cheapest'Cheap' is a one-syllable adjective, so it takes the '-est' suffix rather than the 'most' modifier.
Last updated May 2, 2026