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cheapen
(encz) | cheapen,zlevnit v: Zdeněk Brož |
Cheapen
(gcide) | Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. Chap to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]
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Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.
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2. [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.
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My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.
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cheapen
(wn) | cheapen
v 1: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn:
degrade, cheapen] |
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cheapens
(encz) | cheapens,snižuje cenu Zdeněk Brož |
Cheapen
(gcide) | Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. Chap to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]
[1913 Webster]
Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.
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2. [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.
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My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.
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Cheapened
(gcide) | Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. Chap to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]
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Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.
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2. [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.
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My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.
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Cheapener
(gcide) | Cheapener \Cheap"en*er\, n.
One who cheapens.
[1913 Webster] Cheap-jack |
Cheapening
(gcide) | Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. &
vb. n. Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. Chap to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]
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Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.
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2. [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.
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My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.
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