Cheapen
verb
To make something seem less valuable or important.
His constant joking during the meeting cheapened the discussion.
Often appears as...
- cheapen the discussion
- cheapen the moment
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To lower the cost of something.
The company needs to cheapen its production process to stay competitive.
Often appears as...
- cheapen production
- cheapen costs
Usage tips
Economic
verb
To make something seem less valuable or important.
His constant joking during the meeting cheapened the discussion.
Often appears as...
- cheapen the discussion
- cheapen the moment
Usage tips
Disapproving
verb
To lower the cost of something.
The company needs to cheapen its production process to stay competitive.
Often appears as...
- cheapen production
- cheapen costs
Usage tips
Economic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'cheapen' implies criticism and suggests lowering dignity or quality, not just value.
Their rude behavior really cheapened the elegance of the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
When 'cheapen' is used, it often evokes feelings of offense, as it can attack one’s sense of worth.
Selling out to advertisers has cheapened his art in the eyes of his fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Contexts
'Cheapen' is suitable for casual speech when discussing intangible things like moments or feelings.
Using a phone during our dinner date cheapened the romantic atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'cheapen' implies criticism and suggests lowering dignity or quality, not just value.
Their rude behavior really cheapened the elegance of the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
When 'cheapen' is used, it often evokes feelings of offense, as it can attack one’s sense of worth.
Selling out to advertisers has cheapened his art in the eyes of his fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Contexts
'Cheapen' is suitable for casual speech when discussing intangible things like moments or feelings.
Using a phone during our dinner date cheapened the romantic atmosphere.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'cheapen' implies criticism and suggests lowering dignity or quality, not just value.
Their rude behavior really cheapened the elegance of the gala.
Pro Tip 2/3Emotional Impact
When 'cheapen' is used, it often evokes feelings of offense, as it can attack one’s sense of worth.
Selling out to advertisers has cheapened his art in the eyes of his fans.
Pro Tip 3/3Informal Contexts
'Cheapen' is suitable for casual speech when discussing intangible things like moments or feelings.
Using a phone during our dinner date cheapened the romantic atmosphere.
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James Rhee: The value of...
on the many days that he would come to school without any lunch of his own. And over time, as things happen, I lost the toy, but I never forgot the lesson and especially how it made me feel. My friend's father had rewarded kindness without cheapening it,
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they're not gorillas any more than any of us are they're human beings the first way to open the door to brutalizing people in anyone any place is to cheapen their worth as human beings and when I
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James Rhee: The value of...
on the many days that he would come to school without any lunch of his own. And over time, as things happen, I lost the toy, but I never forgot the lesson and especially how it made me feel. My friend's father had rewarded kindness without cheapening it,
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LA92 Panel - Live PIPE...
they're not gorillas any more than any of us are they're human beings the first way to open the door to brutalizing people in anyone any place is to cheapen their worth as human beings and when I
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Quote examples
Adrienne Rich
American Poet
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival.
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Yvette Mimieux
American Actress
There are tribes in Africa who believe that a camera steals a little part of your soul, and in a way, I think that's true about living your private life in public. It takes something away from your relationships; it cheapens them.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.
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Henry Charles Carey
American Economist
The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer.
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Michael Lee-Chin
Jamaican Businessman
If people perceive themselves as having very little opportunities to be fulfilled, then it cheapens their life and outlook. The solution is to reverse it; make sure they know opportunities abound.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.
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Andy Grammer
American Musician
When I hear an interview that I've done, and I've said 'like' a bunch of times, it just cheapens the sentiment.
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Greta Garbo
Swedish Actress
Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them.
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John Bolton
American Statesman
The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.
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David Starr Jordan
American Writer
No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life.
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Adrienne Rich
American Poet
The mother's battle for her child with sickness, with poverty, with war, with all the forces of exploitation and callousness that cheapen human life needs to become a common human battle, waged in love and in the passion for survival.
Quote examples
Yvette Mimieux
American Actress
There are tribes in Africa who believe that a camera steals a little part of your soul, and in a way, I think that's true about living your private life in public. It takes something away from your relationships; it cheapens them.
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Kristen Stewart
American Actress
I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.
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Henry Charles Carey
American Economist
The natural consequence of our submission, even in part, to the system that looks to compelling the export of raw products, the exhaustion of the land, the cheapening of labour, and the export of the labourer.
Quote examples
Michael Lee-Chin
Jamaican Businessman
If people perceive themselves as having very little opportunities to be fulfilled, then it cheapens their life and outlook. The solution is to reverse it; make sure they know opportunities abound.
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Mel Gibson
Actor
I don't have to be working every moment. Why turn something good into a hard job? It's more special when it's not a daily occurrence. It doesn't cheapen it so much.
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Andy Grammer
American Musician
When I hear an interview that I've done, and I've said 'like' a bunch of times, it just cheapens the sentiment.
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Greta Garbo
Swedish Actress
Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them.
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John Bolton
American Statesman
The Nobel Peace Prize has become hopelessly politicized. I think it cheapens the prize itself.
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David Starr Jordan
American Writer
No one is really miserable who has not tried to cheapen life.
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