dirt-cheap
Costs almost nothing
Dirt-cheap means extremely inexpensive, as cheap as dirt—which costs nothing.
The term emphasizes remarkable affordability: We got the house dirt-cheap because it needed so much work.
Functions as both adjective and adverb: dirt-cheap prices, bought it dirt-cheap.
Take without permission
- discountReduced price offered
- dealAgreement or distribution
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
- markdownReduction in retail price
sale · cut-rate · half-price · reduced · slashed · giveaway · savings · wholesale
Of poor craftsmanship
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- substandardBelow required quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
- tackyVulgar or slightly sticky
shabby · crude · mediocre · second-rate · trashy · junky · tawdry · slipshod
Set below fair value
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- underratedValued below true worth
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
sleeper · marked-down · liquidation · estate-sale · garage-sale · flea-market · secondhand · pre-owned
Present in all places
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- dime-a-dozenToo common to value
- commodityFungible traded good
generic · mass-market · oversupplied · surplus · glut · everyday · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety
steal
Take without permission
markdown · sale · cut-rate · half-price · reduced · slashed · giveaway · savings · wholesale · budget-friendly
shoddy
Of poor craftsmanship
- flimsyWeak and easily damaged
- substandardBelow required quality
- inferiorOf lower rank
tacky · shabby · crude · mediocre · second-rate · trashy · junky · tawdry · slipshod · crummy
underpriced
Set below fair value
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- underratedValued below true worth
- underestimatedMisjudged as inferior
unappreciated · sleeper · marked-down · liquidation · estate-sale · garage-sale · flea-market · secondhand · pre-owned · consignment
ubiquitous
Present in all places
- plentifulExisting in abundance
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- dime-a-dozenToo common to value
commodity · generic · mass-market · oversupplied · surplus · glut · everyday · run-of-the-mill · garden-variety
- hyphenated wordsup-to-date, pitch-black, jaw-dropping, round-the-clock, air-conditioned
- pricingpricing, discount price, overpricing, discounts, overcharge
dirt-cheapexorbitant
Unreasonably high, as costs
expensive · costly · pricey · overpriced · extortionate
dirt, cheap, dirty, dirtier, dirtiest, dirtiness, cheapen, cheapened, cheapening