v.
Pronunciation: ' ch ē -p ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: cheap · ened ; cheap · en · ing \ ' ch ē p-ni ŋ , ' ch ē -p ə - \
Date: 1562
transitive verb
1 [obsolete English cheap to price, bid for] archaic a : to ask the price of b : to bid or bargain for
2 a : to make cheap in price or value b : to lower in general esteem c : to make tawdry, vulgar, or inferior
intransitive verb : to become cheap