低廉|ていれんteiren[0]heiban (flat)

1. na-adjective, nouncheap; inexpensive

• Synonym廉価れんかWrittenWritten-style word for low prices, often seen in 「廉価版」; like 「低廉」 it focuses on goods being cheap and is very close to it.
• Synonym格安かくやすNeutralEveryday word for exceptionally cheap — a price well below the usual level, as in 「格安航空券」.
• Synonym安価あんかWrittenWritten-style word for low prices; it can also mean shallow or cheap in feel, as in 「安価な同情」.
• Synonym安いやすいNeutralThe everyday adjective for cheap; far more colloquial than 「低廉」 and the default choice in speech.
• Synonym割安わりやすNeutralMeans comparatively cheap — good value for the quality or quantity, not simply a low absolute price.
• Related安上がりやすあがりNeutralColloquial; focuses on total spending staying low, i.e. something works out economical overall rather than the price itself being low.
• Related安手やすでNeutralColloquial; points to the cheap, low-grade option and carries a downmarket feel — not a neutral way to say the price is low.
• RelatedチープNeutralColloquial loanword suggesting something looks or feels cheap; often carries the negative nuance of seeming cheap.
• Related安あがりNeutralColloquial; an alternative spelling of 「安上がり」, meaning something costs little to make or get done.
• Antonym高価こうかWrittenWritten-style antonym: expensive, the direct opposite of the low price expressed by 「低廉」.
• Antonym高額こうがくWrittenWritten-style antonym focusing on a large sum or amount, e.g. big payments — the opposite of 「低廉」.

Use 「低廉」 for low prices in official documents and advertising, as in 「低廉な価格」. In everyday speech say 「安い」; for exceptionally cheap deals use 「格安」, and for good value relative to quality or quantity use 「割安」. Words like 「安手」 and 「チープ」 add a cheap feel, while 「高価」 and 「高額」 are the written antonyms.

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1. 価格かかくが安やすいこと。