Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inexpensive

/ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: in-ex-pen-sive
IPA: /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.

adj

Not extravagant in expenditure.

Example Sentences

"Cameras for black and white recording are relatively inexpensive, but color cameras cost twice to four times as much."
"And most neurologists are in the habit of prescribing antispasticity drugs like tizanidine and baclofen, which are oral and inexpensive, but which cause drowsiness and weaken every muscle in the body, not just the target ones."
"The Swiss people are frugal and inexpensive in their own habits […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expensive English inexpensive From in- + expensive.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/
British English: /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/

Inflected Forms

more inexpensive (comparative) most inexpensive (superlative)

Derived Forms

inexpensively inexpensiveness

Synonyms

affordable cheap economical good value cheap at the price gainworthy inexpensive middle-end mid-range purchasable reasonable bargainous

Antonyms

dear expensive 5-star big-ticket chargeful cheap at half the price costful costly cost-prohibitive fancy dearthful dispendious

Rhymes With

expensive extensive offensive defensive comprehensive intensive apprehensive pensive inoffensive hypertensive counteroffensive

Questions

How do you pronounce inexpensive?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnɪkˈspɛnsɪv/.
What does inexpensive mean?: Involving little expense; reasonable in price; cheap.
Where does inexpensive come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English expensive English inexpensive From in- + expensive.

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