Definition of Cheapin
Cheap"en (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Cheapened (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Cheapening.] [OE. cheapien,
chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ceápian;
akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel.
kaupa, Goth. kaupōn to trade. Cf. Chap
to bargain.] 1. To ask the price of; to bid,
bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.]
Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing
buy.
Swift.
2. [Cf. Cheap, a.]
To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to
depreciate. Pope.
My proffered love has cheapened me.
Dryden.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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