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# inexpensive

«inexpensive» in Mova's school dictionary: **Not costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (inexpensive; inexpensively adv.)

### meaning for a pupil

Not costing a lot of money; cheap, but in a polite or positive way. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In shopping and money lessons and in adverts: «an inexpensive gift», «an inexpensive way to have fun». It sounds nicer than «cheap», which can also mean poor quality.

### examples

- We found an inexpensive present for Grandma. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x1)
- A picnic in the park is an inexpensive day out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x2)
- These pencils are inexpensive but good. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x3)
- The café serves tasty, inexpensive food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x4)
- Walking to school is free, and the bus is inexpensive. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x5)
- It is inexpensive to grow herbs on a windowsill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/#x6)

### note

in- + expensive = not expensive. «Inexpensive» is polite and positive; «cheap» can also suggest low quality («cheap plastic»). Do not mix up with «priceless» (worth so much that no price is enough).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «inexpensive» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inexpensive/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.