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View synonyms for dirt-cheap

dirt-cheap

[ durt-cheep ]

adjective

  1. very inexpensive:

    The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.



adverb

  1. cheaply:

    They got it dirt-cheap.

dirt-cheap

adjective

  1. informal.
    at an extremely low price
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dirt-cheap1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Idioms and Phrases

Very inexpensive, as in Their house was a real bargain, dirt cheap . Although the idea dates back to ancient times, the precise expression, literally meaning “as cheap as dirt,” replaced the now obsolete dog cheap . [Early 1800s]
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Example Sentences

"Everything was dirt cheap, and if you were a foreigner you'd get attention," he says.

From BBC

“Ten grand’s a lot for a football game, but it’s dirt cheap to see Taylor Swift live, I will say that.”

They work dirt cheap and don’t, Auntie Buzz says with a happy smile, belong to a union.

But recall that in spring 2020, much of the economy was shut down and people stopped driving; as demand dried up, fuel got dirt cheap.

The biggest ticket item on this list, still dirt cheap.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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