inexpensive
adjective
in·ex·pen·sive
ˌi-nik-ˈspen(t)-siv 
: reasonable in price : cheap
inexpensively
adverb
inexpensiveness
noun
Examples of inexpensive in a Sentence
inexpensive but pretty jewelry that can be worn every day
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Jennifer Zyman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Apr. 2026
Turn a Plain Candle Into a Personalized Keepsake Start with an inexpensive plain candle and transform it with a few finishing touches.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Seventy-seven years ago, famed architects and furniture designers Ray and Charles Eames, came up with a modernist blueprint for a system composed of inexpensive and off-the-shelf materials from industrial and commercial catalogs that could be easily assembled.
—Vanessa Romo, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
Bulbs like daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths are a simple, inexpensive way to get pretty blooms that return year after year.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 27 Apr. 2026
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“Inexpensive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inexpensive. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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inexpensive
adjective
in·ex·pen·sive
ˌin-ik-ˈspen(t)-siv
: not high in price : cheap
inexpensively
adverb
inexpensiveness
noun
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