Cheapen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪptəhɚɹəsi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˌɜːkəmstˈanʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˌɜːkəmstˈanʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪptəhɚɹəsi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

degrade

Word Forms

degradation

noun

a low or downcast state; - H.L.Menchken

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verbilligen

den Grad von etwas herabsetzen; seinen Wert mindern

🇫🇷French

baisser le prix

abaisser la note de quelque chose ; réduire sa valeur

🇪🇸Spanish

abaratar

bajar la calificación de algo; reducir su valor

🇮🇹Italian

sminuire

abbassare il grado di qualcosa; ridurne il valore

🇳🇱Dutch

goedkoper maken

het cijfer van iets verlagen; de waarde ervan verminderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

baratear

diminuir a nota de alguma coisa; reduzir seu valor

🇷🇺Russian

удешевить

понизить оценку чего-либо; уменьшить его ценность

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सस्ता हो जाना

किसी चीज़ का ग्रेड कम करना; इसका मूल्य कम करो

🇧🇩Bengali

সস্তা করা

কিছুর গ্রেড কম করা; এর মূল্য হ্রাস করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

மலிவானது

ஏதாவது ஒரு தரத்தை குறைக்க; அதன் மதிப்பை குறைக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

చౌకగా

ఏదో గ్రేడ్ తగ్గించండి; దాని విలువను తగ్గించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वस्त करणे

एखाद्या गोष्टीचा दर्जा कमी करा; त्याची किंमत कमी करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

સસ્તું કરવું

કોઈ વસ્તુનો ગ્રેડ ઓછો કરો; તેની કિંમત ઘટાડવી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗ್ಗಗೊಳಿಸು

ಯಾವುದೋ ದರ್ಜೆಯನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ; ಅದರ ಮೌಲ್ಯವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിലകുറഞ്ഞത്

എന്തിൻ്റെയെങ്കിലും ഗ്രേഡ് താഴ്ത്തുക; അതിൻ്റെ മൂല്യം കുറയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਸਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਦਰਜਾ ਘਟਾਓ; ਇਸਦੀ ਕੀਮਤ ਘਟਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

سستا

کسی چیز کا درجہ کم کرنا؛ اس کی قیمت کو کم کریں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

便宜

降低某物的等级；降低其价值

🇯🇵Japanese

安くする

何かのグレードを下げる。その価値を減らす

🇰🇷Korean

깔보다

어떤 것의 등급을 낮추다; 그 가치를 감소시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm rẻ tiền

hạ thấp thứ hạng của cái gì đó; giảm giá trị của nó

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกลง

ลดระดับของบางสิ่งบางอย่าง; ลดมูลค่าลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

memurahkan

menurunkan nilai sesuatu; mengurangi nilainya

🇵🇭Filipino

magmura

babaan ang grado ng isang bagay; bawasan ang halaga nito

🇲🇾Malay

murahkan

menurunkan gred sesuatu; mengurangkan nilainya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رخيص

خفض درجة شيء ما؛ تقليل قيمتها

🇮🇷Persian

ارزان کردن

پایین آوردن درجه چیزی ارزش آن را کاهش دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

ucuzlatmak

bir şeyin derecesini düşürmek; değerini azaltmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהוֹזִיל

להוריד את הציון של משהו; להפחית את ערכו

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The primary meaning of 'cheapen' is 'lower the grade of something; reduce its worth'.

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Using 'cheapen' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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