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cheap out
verb
To reduce costs on a project or product to an unreasonable degree; to cut corners.
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A client can cheap out.
People don't come and cheap out on a convertible.
Cheap out on commodities.
Still, he says, a good marketing strategy is one thing "you can't really cheap out on".
We defaulted to our accustomed roles: I cheap out and procrastinate until she spends money to make the experience more rewarding.
"We all have sort of a mental financial math where we splurge on the things we really love, and then we cheap out on the things we don't care about," Otter says.
Don't cheap out on cheese.
Don't cheap out and buy those crummy rods featuring kid's characters, they will break and tangle really fast.
If you have sensitive or problematic skin, don't cheap out on foundation because the cheaper brands can irritate your skin.
Plus, if you cheap out on your team, there will likely be quite a few team kills aimed at you in the coming rounds.
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One is buying cheap, out-of-favor stocks that stay that way or become even cheaper.
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