dirt cheap

dirt cheap
adjective
very cheap
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a dirt cheap property

• Similar to: ↑cheap, ↑inexpensive

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I. adjective
: exceedingly cheap
II. adverb
: at an exceedingly low price

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dirt cheap
Extremely or ridiculously cheap
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Main Entry: ↑cheap
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dirt cheap see under ↑cheap
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Main Entry: ↑dirt

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dirt cheap UK US adjective, adverb informal
very cheap
Thesaurus: cheap and inexpensivesynonym

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I
very cheap or cheaply

the auctioneers let us have it dirt cheap

II
adv. & adj. informal extremely cheap

[as adv.] the auctioneers let us have the stuff dirt cheap | [as adj.] a dirt-cheap price

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adj
informal : very cheap or inexpensive

The tickets were dirt cheap.

dirt cheap prices

dirt cheap adv

I can get you a stereo system dirt cheap.

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ˌdirt ˈcheap [dirt cheap] adjective, adverb (informal)
very cheap

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It was dirt cheap.

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I got it dirt cheap.


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