Cheap Definition–adjective | 1. | costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress. |
| 2. | costing little labor or trouble: Words are cheap. |
| 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. |
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Internet Definition–noun | a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually prec. by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols. |
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Service Definition–noun | 1. | an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service. |
| 2. | the supplying or supplier of utilities or commodities, as water, electricity, or gas, required or demanded by the public. |
| 3. | the providing or a provider of accommodation and activities required by the public, as maintenance, repair, etc.: The m
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anufacturer guarantees service and parts. |
| 4. | the organized system of apparatus, appliances, employees, etc., for supplying some accommodation required by the public: a television repair service. |
| 5. | the supplying or a supplier of public communication and transportation: telephone service; bus service. |
| 6. | the performance of duties or the duties performed as or by a waiter or servant; occupation or employment as a waiter or servant. |
| 7. | employment in any duties or work for a person, organization, government, etc. |
| 8. | a department of public employment, an administrative division of a government, or the body of public servants in it: the diplomatic service. |
| 9. | the duty or work of public servants. |
| 10. | the serving of a sovereign, state, or government in some official capacity. |
| 11. | Military. | a. | the armed forces: in the service. |
| b. | a branch of the armed forces, as the army or navy: Which service were you in during the war? |
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| 12. | Ordnance. the actions required in loading and firing a cannon: service of the piece. |
| 13. | Often, services. the performance of any duties or work for another; helpful or professional activity: medical services. |
| 14. | something made or done by a commercial organization for the public benefit and w
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ithout regard to direct profit: Certain books are published at a loss as a public service. |
| 15. | Also called divine service. public religious worship according to prescribed form and order. |
| 16. | a ritual or form prescribed for public worship or for some particular occasion: the marriage service. |
| 17. | the serving of God by obedience, piety, etc.: voluntary service. |
| 18. | a musical setting of the sung portions of a liturgy. |
| 19. | a set of dishes, utensils, etc., for general table use or for particular use: a tea service; service for eight. |
| 21. | Law. the serving of a process or writ upon a person. |
| 22. | Nautical. tarred spun yarn or other small stuff for covering the exterior of a rope. |
| 23. | (in tennis, badminton, handball, etc.) | a. | the act or manner of putting the ball or shuttlecock into play; serve. |
| b. | the ball or shuttlecock as put into play. |
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| 24. | the mating of a female animal with the male. |
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| 26. | of, pertaining to, or used by servants, delivery people, etc., or in serving food: service stairs; the service pieces in a set of dishes. |
| 27. | supplying aids or services rather than products or goods: Medicine is one of the service professions. |
| 28. | supplying maintenance and repair: He operates a service center for electrical appliances. |
| 29. | of, for, or pertaining to the armed forces of a country or one of them: a service academy. |
| 30. | charged for providing service: a service fee of 15 percent on the restaurant check. |
| 31. | providing, authorizing, or guaranteeing service: a service industry; a service contract. |
–verb (used with object) | 32. | to make fit for use; repair; restore to condition for service: to service an automobile. |
| 33. | to supply with aid, information, or other incidental services. |
| 34. | (of a male animal) to mate with (a female animal). |
| 35. | Finance. to pay off (a debt) over a period of time, as by meeting periodic interest payments. |
—Idioms| 36. | at someone's service, ready to be of help or use to someone; at one's disposal: You will have an
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English-speaking guide at your service. |
| 37. | be of service, to be helpful or useful: If we can be of service, do not hesitate to call. |
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Provider Definition–noun | 1. | a person or thing that provides. |
| 2. | a person who supports a family or another person. |
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