inexpensive

«inexpensive» in Mova's school dictionary: Not costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (inexpensive; inexpensively adv.)

meaning for a pupil

Not costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or positive way. tree →

sense in the lessons

In shopping and money lessons and in adverts: «an inexpensive gift», «an inexpensive way to have fun». It sounds nicer than «cheap», which can also mean poor quality.

examples

• We found an inexpensive present for Grandma. tree →
• A picnic in the park is an inexpensive day out. tree →
• These pencils are inexpensive but good. tree →
• The café serves tasty, inexpensive food. tree →
• Walking to school is free, and the bus is inexpensive. tree →
• It is inexpensive to grow herbs on a windowsill. tree →

note

in- + expensive = not expensive. «Inexpensive» is polite and positive; «cheap» can also suggest low quality («cheap plastic»). Do not mix up with «priceless» (worth so much that no price is enough).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «inexpensive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.