From Old English 'cēap' (bargain, trade), from Latin 'caupō' (tradesman) — originally meant 'a good deal,' shifting to 'low price.'
Low in price; inexpensive.
From Old English 'cēap' meaning 'bargain, purchase, price,' from Proto-Germanic *kaupō (trade), borrowed from Latin 'caupō' (petty tradesman, innkeeper). The original meaning was 'a good bargain,' which shifted to 'low in price.' Key roots: caupō (Latin: "petty tradesman, innkeeper").