Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

buy cheap, buy twice

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables
buy cheap-, buy twice
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
2
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

Buying a low-priced but inferior product (i.e., one that is cheap in both senses of that word) is a false economy because it will need replacement.

Phrases

false economy if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Frequently Paired Words

false economy if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys

Synonyms

buy nice or buy twice good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good you buy cheap, you get cheap

Questions

What does buy cheap, buy twice mean?
Buying a low-priced but inferior product (i.e., one that is cheap in both senses of that word) is a false economy because it will need replacement.

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