cheapen

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Etymology

From cheap + -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtʃiːpən/

Verb

cheapen (cheapens, present participle cheapening; simple past and past participle cheapened)

1. (transitive) To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.
2. (transitive) To make vulgar.
3. (intransitive) To become cheaper.
4. (transitive, obsolete) To bargain for, ask the price of.

Translations

• French: déprécier, dévaluer
• Portuguese: baratear, depreciar, desvalorizar
• Russian: удешевля́ть

Translations

• Portuguese: vulgarizar, rebaixar

Translations

• Portuguese: depreciar

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