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# inexpensive

adjective (inexpensive; inexpensively adv.)

«inexpensive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Not costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or positive way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x1)
- A picnic in the park is an inexpensive day out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x2)
- These pencils are inexpensive but good. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x3)
- The café serves tasty, inexpensive food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x4)
- Walking to school is free, and the bus is inexpensive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x5)
- It is inexpensive to grow herbs on a windowsill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inexpensive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inexpensive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inexpensive.html) on Mova free.