cheapen

Questions about cheapen

What does cheapen mean?

cheapen means "lower the grade of something; reduce its worth".

How many syllables are in cheapen?

cheapen has 2 syllables: chea-pen. The stress falls on "chea". In IPA it is /ˈtʃipən/.

What is another word for cheapen?

Close synonyms include degrade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cheapen a common word?

cheapen is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.