cheap at the price

cheap at the price
cheap at the price british phrase
used for emphasizing that something is worth more than it costs

He’d spent £60,000 but said his victory was cheap at the price.

Thesaurus: cheap and inexpensivesynonym
Main entry: cheap

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cheap at the ˈprice idiom
(also cheap at ˈtwice the price) (BrE also cheap at ˈhalf the price) so good or useful that the cost does not seem too much

To buy all the recommended equipment is expensive, but as an investment for the future it is cheap at the price.

Main entry:cheapidiom

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  • cheap at the price — British used for emphasizing that something is worth more than it costs He d spent £60,000 but said his victory was cheap at the price …   English dictionary

  • cheap at half the price — british informal phrase used for emphasizing that something is good value and not expensive Thesaurus: cheap and inexpensivesynonym Main entry: cheap * * * cheap at the ˈprice idiom …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Cheap at half the price! — British & Australian, humorous something that you say when something is very expensive. That ll be Ј3.20 please. What? For one bottle of beer! Cheap at half the price …   New idioms dictionary

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  • Cheap at twice the price — very cheap …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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