come cheap

phrase

: to be available at a low price
—usually used in negative statements
These materials don't come cheap.

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Legal recognition of the country’s nobility stopped in 1946 and for aristocrats such as Princess Giacinta Ruspoli, upkeep of the family’s ancestral homes doesn’t come cheap. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 All this privacy and access to nature doesn’t come cheap and the guests are a well-off but sporty, active crowd. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Large-format 4K monitors don’t come cheap, nor do RAM and SSDs, which have shot up in cost due to supply shortages. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2026 Unsurprisingly, Basinger’s Defender, which comes with a handwritten note from the actress, won’t come cheap. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for come cheap

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“Come cheap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/come%20cheap. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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