Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dirt cheap

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables
dirt cheap
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very cheap; easily affordable.

Informal

adv

Very cheaply; at an easily affordable price.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

more dirt cheap (comparative) most dirt cheap (superlative) dirt-cheap (alternative)

Questions

What does dirt cheap mean?
Very cheap; easily affordable.

How to pronounce dirt cheap

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