unexpensive

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adjective

Not expensive; inexpensive.

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bargainouslow-costsixpennybrand Xbudgetcheapcheapiecheapo
OriginEnglish expensive ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunexpensive (comparative more unexpensive, superlative most unexpensive)

comparative more unexpensive · superlative most unexpensive

  1. archaicNot expensive; inexpensive.

    An effectual and unexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-Trees from Spring-Frosts.

    1855, Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, volume 9, page 205

    Synonyms: bargainous, low-cost, sixpenny, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot expensive; inexpensive.

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bargainouslow-costsixpennybargainousbrand Xbudgetcheapcheapiecheapocheesycompetitivedime a dozeneconomiceconomicalel cheapoinexpensivelow-costlow-endlow-pricednickel
Also see
cheap

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishexpensive
  9. Englishunexpensive

From un- + expensive.

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APA

unexpensive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpensive

MLA

“unexpensive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpensive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unexpensive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unexpensive.

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