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Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A market; a market-place.
Wiktionary
- n. obsolete Bargaining, haggling.
Examples
“When a studio spends tens of millions of dollars producing a film, and further tens of millions advertising it, cheaping out on a voice-over makes no sense.”
“The yearly “Grand Prize” winner gets a free trip to the San Diego Con (for three days and two nights, which is also cheaping out since the show runs five days).”
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“It's "Hide my radiator, please!" in its "renovator's notebook" offers the alternatives of going the custom route, with building cabinetry around them; going semicustom by ordering customs online after measuring the unit and choosing a material and finish; and cheaping things out by "disguising the radiator as a cloth-draped table.”
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“That's what you get for my dad cheaping out on stuff like this.”
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“SingingWolf has an interesting idea about trying more cocoa butter rather than cheaping out with just the olive oil and beeswax.”
“The title comes off as a typo, definitely cheaping down the perceived quality of the blog.”
“About 40 percent will cut back on gifts for friends; 30 percent are cheaping out on service providers (delivery people, hairdressers, manicurists, and the like); and 29 percent will skimp on co-workers.”
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“It smelled to me like here's somebody who could very well afford anything, and she's cheaping out of it," said Elsa Peterson, 43, a nurse, to The Washington Post.”
“Did cheaping out on your investments cost you money?”
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“About 40 percent will cut back on gifts for friends; 30 percent are cheaping out on service providers delivery people, hairdressers, manicurists, and the like; and 29 percent will skimp on co-workers.”
Consumer Reports: Americans look forward to a happy, but less plentiful, holiday season
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bilby Hence cheaping-town for a town famed for its market. Note this snippet on the Wikipedia entry for the town of Chipping Norton in England:
'The town's name means 'market north town', with "Chipping" (from Old English cēping) meaning market.' Dec 24, 2012