cheapflation
/tʃiːpˈflej.ʃən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The practice of decreasing the main ingredient of a product or replacing it altogether with a less costly one but continuing to market it at the same price and size.
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "I usually stay away from the ice cream isle but bought this as a " treat" 🤢. I thought i lost my sense of taste until i read the carton. [Artificially Flavored Vanilla Swirled With Roasted Peanut Butter] […] [bigolruckus:] “Ice cream” has got so cheaply made and over priced I’ve stopped buying it"
- "However, the latest trend, "cheapflation", is deemed the most harmful so far. ¶ "Cheapflation" – a contraction of "cheap" and "inflation" – is a cunning sales trick which sees producers reduce, remove or replace the most expensive ingredient in products with cheaper or lower-quality substitutes."
- "Have you noticed that your favorite snacks seem a little less satisfying or your go-to products don’t last as long as they used to? ¶ This could be due to Cheapflation. It’s a sneaky trend where businesses reduce product quality or offer less value without changing the price."
- "If you noticed many pet food companies discontinued pate styles and produce higher margin gravy and other fillers diluted varieties. More starches as fillers, less costly than proteins, more money pocketed by the companies. Cheapflation in all its ugliness."
- "[Matcha looks very inexpensive to produce for the company:] Went from shrinkflation to cheapflation. Flat out robbery."
- "Zion used to be a pillar in the community in the 90's. Then they got bigger, and they started cheapflation before shrinkflation was common knowledge. It's cheaper than average, so its great if it fits your budget. I don't trust them for anything meaningful, though."