–adjective

1.	costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.

2.	costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap. 3e8

3.	charging low prices: a very cheap store.

4.	of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy: cheap conduct; cheap workmanship.

5.	embarrassed; sheepish: He felt cheap about his mistake.

6.	obtainable at a low rate of interest: when money is cheap.

7.	of decreased value or purchasing power, as currency depreciated due to inflation.

8.	stingy; miserly: He's too cheap to buy his own brother a cup of coffee.

–adverb

9.	at a low price; at small cost: He is willing to sell cheap.

—Idioms

10.	cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive: I found this old chair for eight dollars—it would be cheap at twice the price.

11.	on the cheap, Informal. inexpensively; economically: She enjoys traveling on the cheap.

–noun

1.	a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.

2.	space in gene aa5 ral: time and place.

3.	the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything: The vase is in its place. Every item on the shelf had its place.

4.	a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment.

5.	any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree.

6.	a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading.

7.	a space or seat for a person, as in a theater, train, etc.: Please save my place for me.

8.	position, situation, or circumstances: I would complain if I were in your place.

9.	a proper or appropriate location or position: A restaurant is not the place for an argument.

10.	a job, post, or office: persons in high places.

11.	a function or duty: It is not your place to offer criticism.

12.	proper sequence or relationship, as of ideas, details, etc.: My thoughts began to fall into place.

13.	high position or rank: aristocrats of power and place.

14.	a region or area: to travel to distant places.

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an open space, or square, as in a city or town.

16.	a short street, a court, etc.

17.	a portion of space used for habitation, as a city, town, or village: Trains rarely stop in that place anymore.

18.	a building, location, etc., set aside for a specific purpose: He will soon need a larger place for his expanding business.

19.	a part of a building: The kitchen is the sunniest place in the house.

20.	a residence, dwelling, or house: Please come and have dinner at my place.

21.	lieu; substitution (usually fol. by of): Use yogurt in place of sour cream.

22.	a step or point in order of proceeding: in the first place.

23.	a fitting or promising opportunity: There's a place in this town for a man of his talents.

24.	a reasonable gr dfd ound or occasion: This is no place for such an outburst.

25.	Arithmetic. a. the position of a figure in a series, as in decimal notation. b. Usually, places. the figures of the series.

26.	Drama. one of the three unities. Compare unity (def. 8).

27.	Sports. a. a position among the leading competitors, usually the first, second, or third at the finish line. b. the position of the competitor who comes in second in a horse race, harness race, etc. Compare show (def. 27), win (def. 17).

28.	places, Theater. a call summoning performers for the beginning of a performance or an act.

29.	room or space for entry or passage: to make place for the gentry.

–verb (used with object)

30.	to put in the proper position or order; arrange; dispose: Place the silverware on the table for dinner.

31.	to put or set in a particular place, position, situation, or relation.

32.	to put in a suitable place for some purpose: to place an advertisement in the newspaper.

33.	to put into particular or proper hands: to place some incriminating evidence with the district attorney.

34.	to give (an order or the like) to a supplier: She placed the order for the pizza an hour ago.

35.	to appoint (a person) to a post or office: The presid dc5 ent placed him in the Department of Agriculture.

36.	to find a place, situation, etc., for (a person): The agency had no trouble placing him with a good firm.

37.	to determine or indicate the place or value of: to place health among the greatest gifts in life.

38.	to assign a certain position or rank to: The army placed him in the infantry.

39.	to succeed in attaining a position for in an athletic or other contest: to place players on the all-American team; to place students in the finals of the interscholastic chess tournament.

40.	to identify by connecting with the proper place, circumstances, etc.: to be unable to place a person; to place a face; to place an accent.

41.	to employ (the voice) for singing or speaking with consciousness of the bodily point of emphasis of resonance of each tone or register.

–verb (used without object)

42.	Sports. a. to finish among the first three competitors in a race. b. to finish second in a horse race, harness race, etc.

43.	to earn a specified standing with relation to others, as in an examination, competition, etc.: He placed fifth in a graduation class of 90.

—Idioms

44.	give place to, a. to give precedence or priority to: The old gives place to the new. b. to be succeeded or replaced by: Travel by trains has given place to travel by airplanes.

45.	go places, Informal. to succeed or advance in one's career: He'll never go places if he stays in his hometown.

46.	in place, a. in the correct or usual position or order: Dinner is ready and everything is in place. b. in the same spot, without advancing or retreating: Stand by your desk and jog in place for a few minutes of exercise.

47.	know or keep one's place, to recognize one's position or rank, esp. if inferior, and behave or act accordingly: They treated their servants well but expected them always to know their place.

48.	out of place, e53 a. not in the correct or usual position or order: The library books are all out of place. b. unsuitable to the circumstances or surroundings; inappropriate: He had always felt out of place in an academic environment. A green suit was out of place at the funeral.

49.	put someone in his or her place, to lower someone's self-esteem; humble, esp. an arrogant person: She put me in my place by reminding me who was boss.

50.	take place, to happen; occur: The commencement exercises will take place outdoors unless it rains.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to acquire the possession of, or the right to, by paying or promising to pay an equivalent, esp. in money; purchase.

2.	to acquire by exchange or concession: to buy favor with flattery.

3.	to hire or obtain the services of: The Yankees bought a new center fielder.

4.	to bribe: Most public officials cannot be bought.

5.	to be the monetary or purchasing equivalent of: Ten dollars buys less than it used to.

6.	Chiefly Theology. to redeem; ransom.

7.	Cards. to draw or be dealt (a card): He bought an ace.

8.	Informal. a. to accept or believe: I don't buy that explanation. b. to be deceived by: He bought the whole story.

–verb (used without object)

9.	to be or become a purchaser.

–noun

10.	an act or instance of buying.

11.	something bought or to be bought; purchase: That coat was a sensible buy.

12.	a bargain: The couch was a real buy.

—Verb phrases

13.	buy down, to lower or reduce (the mortgage interest rate) by means of a buy-down.

14.	buy in, a. to buy a supply of; accumulate a stock of. b. to buy back one's own possession at an auction. c. to undertake a buy-in. Also, buy into.

15.	buy into, to purchase a share, interest, or membership in: They tried to buy into the club but were not accepted.

16.	buy off, to get rid of (a claim, opposition, etc.) by payment; purchase the noninterference of; bribe: The corrupt official bought off those who might expose him.

17.	buy out, to secure all of (an owner or partner's) share or interest in an enterprise: She bought out an established pharmacist and is doing very well.

18.	buy up, to buy as much as one can of something or as much as is offered for sale: He bought up the last of the strawberries at the fruit market.

—Idiom

19.	buy it, Slang. to get killed: He bought it at Dunkirk.

–adjective

1.	operating under the direct control of, or connected to, a main computer.

2.	connected by computer to one or more other computers or networks, as through a commercial electronic information service or the Internet.

3.	of or denoting a business that transmits electronic information over telecommunications lines: an on-line bookstore.

4.	available or operating on a computer or computer network: an on-line dictionary.

5.	by means of or using a computer: on-line shopping.

6.	Radio. (of a network) supplying affiliated stations with all or a substantial part of their programming.

7.	Television. of or pertaining to the final editing of a videotaped program.

8.	done or accomplished while in operation or active service: on-line maintenance.

9.	located on major routes or rail lines: on-line industries.

–adverb

10.	with or through a computer, esp. over a network.