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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Cheapening (0.00920 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Cheapening.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: cheapen
cheapen
v : lower the grade of something; reduce its worth [syn:
degrade]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Cheapening
Cheapen
\Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Cheapened; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,
sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf.
Chap to
bargain.]
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.
[Obsoles.]
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Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.
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2. [Cf.
Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the
value of; to depreciate. --Pope.
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My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.
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