'Cheapening' definitions:

Definition of 'Cheapening'

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  • 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

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