English

Alternative forms

• cheapen out

Verb

cheap out ‎(third-person singular simple present cheaps out, present participle cheaping out, simple past and past participle cheaped out)

1. To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.

Usage notes

While the verb cheapen is generally more common than cheap, in this phrasal verb, cheap out is much more common than cheapen out.