Definitions for cheapen
ˈtʃi pəncheap·en

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. degrade, cheapenverb

   lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheapenverb

   to decrease the value of; to make cheap

2. cheapenverb

   to make vulgar

3. cheapenverb

   to become cheaper

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Cheapenverb

   Etymology: ceapan, Sax. to buy.

   1. To attempt to purchase; to bid for any thing; to ask the price of any commodity.

   Rich she shall be, that’s certain; wise, or I’ll none; virtuous, or I’ll never cheapen her; fair, or I’ll never look on her. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.

   The first he cheapened was a Jupiter, which would have come at a very easy rate. Roger L'Estrange.

   So in a morning, without bodice,
   Slipt sometimes out to Mrs. Thody’s,
   To cheapen tea. Matthew Prior.

   To shops in crouds the daggled females fly,
   Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Jonathan Swift.

   2. To lessen value.

   My hopes pursue a brighter diadem.
   Can any brighter than the Roman be?
   I find my profer’d love has cheapen’d me. John Dryden, Tyrr. Love.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheapen

   To cheapen is to decrease or lessen in value, quality, or dignity, often by making something more common or less respected. It can also refer to the act of offering goods and services at reduced or lower prices.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cheapenverb

   to ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for

2. Cheapenadjective

   to beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate

3. Etymology: [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. cepian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaupn to trade. Cf. Chap to bargain.]

Matched Categories

1. • Worsen

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

1. [["1592","1"],["1629","1"],["1656","1"],["1667","1"],["1668","1"],["1681","1"],["1703","1"],["1704","2"],["1705","2"],["1706","1"],["1707","1"],["1709","3"],["1710","1"],["1711","5"],["1713","1"],["1716","1"],["1718","1"],["1721","1"],["1723","3"],["1724","1"],["1725","1"],["1726","1"],["1728","1"],["1729","1"],["1730","1"],["1733","1"],["1735","3"],["1737","2"],["1738","1"],["1740","3"],["1741","2"],["1744","5"],["1745","1"],["1746","1"],["1747","3"],["1748","1"],["1749","4"],["1750","2"],["1751","2"],["1752","1"],["1753","2"],["1754","5"],["1755","6"],["1757","1"],["1758","1"],["1759","3"],["1760","6"],["1761","4"],["1763","1"],["1764","3"],["1765","14"],["1766","1"],["1768","6"],["1769","2"],["1771","1"],["1772","8"],["1773","1"],["1775","2"],["1776","4"],["1777","3"],["1778","6"],["1780","3"],["1782","1"],["1783","3"],["1784","5"],["1785","2"],["1786","2"],["1788","3"],["1790","10"],["1791","1"],["1792","3"],["1793","1"],["1794","8"],["1795","2"],["1796","6"],["1797","7"],["1798","4"],["1799","4"],["1800","5"],["1801","27"],["1802","8"],["1803","8"],["1804","3"],["1805","21"],["1806","13"],["1807","5"],["1808","31"],["1809","18"],["1810","14"],["1811","15"],["1812","14"],["1813","18"],["1814","16"],["1815","9"],["1816","19"],["1817","8"],["1818","13"],["1819","23"],["1820","24"],["1821","24"],["1822","33"],["1823","34"],["1824","42"],["1825","35"],["1826","43"],["1827","20"],["1828","24"],["1829","38"],["1830","30"],["1831","35"],["1832","52"],["1833","40"],["1834","54"],["1835","55"],["1836","70"],["1837","34"],["1838","32"],["1839","66"],["1840","66"],["1841","64"],["1842","58"],["1843","61"],["1844","82"],["1845","66"],["1846","103"],["1847","61"],["1848","198"],["1849","187"],["1850","170"],["1851","106"],["1852","179"],["1853","115"],["1854","113"],["1855","109"],["1856","145"],["1857","116"],["1858","88"],["1859","109"],["1860","181"],["1861","110"],["1862","104"],["1863","108"],["1864","145"],["1865","142"],["1866","193"],["1867","103"],["1868","164"],["1869","204"],["1870","189"],["1871","166"],["1872","282"],["1873","194"],["1874","194"],["1875","219"],["1876","186"],["1877","156"],["1878","251"],["1879","159"],["1880","285"],["1881","276"],["1882","241"],["1883","324"],["1884","288"],["1885","317"],["1886","239"],["1887","397"],["1888","378"],["1889","288"],["1890","365"],["1891","357"],["1892","398"],["1893","399"],["1894","456"],["1895","433"],["1896","570"],["1897","359"],["1898","369"],["1899","584"],["1900","576"],["1901","494"],["1902","468"],["1903","593"],["1904","624"],["1905","533"],["1906","582"],["1907","660"],["1908","606"],["1909","646"],["1910","516"],["1911","469"],["1912","597"],["1913","664"],["1914","581"],["1915","517"],["1916","559"],["1917","567"],["1918","450"],["1919","422"],["1920","575"],["1921","462"],["1922","526"],["1923","506"],["1924","431"],["1925","477"],["1926","423"],["1927","501"],["1928","456"],["1929","443"],["1930","435"],["1931","424"],["1932","389"],["1933","287"],["1934","381"],["1935","395"],["1936","392"],["1937","433"],["1938","411"],["1939","344"],["1940","341"],["1941","289"],["1942","235"],["1943","206"],["1944","219"],["1945","258"],["1946","327"],["1947","503"],["1948","356"],["1949","426"],["1950","431"],["1951","374"],["1952","412"],["1953","328"],["1954","373"],["1955","373"],["1956","410"],["1957","325"],["1958","335"],["1959","326"],["1960","417"],["1961","422"],["1962","511"],["1963","554"],["1964","518"],["1965","566"],["1966","624"],["1967","621"],["1968","764"],["1969","708"],["1970","675"],["1971","684"],["1972","636"],["1973","522"],["1974","563"],["1975","576"],["1976","513"],["1977","621"],["1978","586"],["1979","560"],["1980","566"],["1981","644"],["1982","645"],["1983","585"],["1984","694"],["1985","674"],["1986","630"],["1987","652"],["1988","630"],["1989","698"],["1990","749"],["1991","723"],["1992","777"],["1993","796"],["1994","751"],["1995","776"],["1996","838"],["1997","858"],["1998","851"],["1999","1022"],["2000","1079"],["2001","992"],["2002","1180"],["2003","1324"],["2004","1469"],["2005","1335"],["2006","1530"],["2007","1693"],["2008","3472"]]

Anagrams for cheapen »

1. ha'pence

2. peachen

How to pronounce cheapen?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say cheapen in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cheapen in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cheapen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cheapen in a Sentence

1. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   The comparison that arose from the deputy chief of staff's comments on the processes that characterized Nazi Germany 80 years ago is outrageous, they wrong Israeli society and cheapen the Holocaust.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   The hate crimes amendment is unwarranted, possibly unconstitutional -- certainly, I believe it is unconstitutional in certain parts -- and it violates the basic principle of equal justice under the law, the hate crimes amendment to this bill has been said to cheapen the civil rights movement.

3. Masafumi Yamamoto:

   The latest concerns triggered by the sudden policy action may be subsiding a tad. But there is no change in the fact that the Chinese economy is slowing, i think the yuan has become overvalued as other countries tried to cheapen their currencies and it will keep falling, playing catch-up.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cheapen
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cheapen
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=cheapen
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheapen
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=cheapen