costing or worth little or no money

worthless

worthless [adjective] (NO MONEY)

having no value in money

US /ˈwɝːθ.ləs/ 
UK /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ 

بی ارزش، بلا استفاده،‌ به‌دردنخور

مثال: 

He said the jewels were worthless fakes. 

Oxford Essential Dictionary

worthless

 adjective
having no value or use:
A cheque is worthless if you don't sign it.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

worthless

worthless /ˈwɜːθləs $ ˈwɜːrθ-/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: worth, worthlessness, worthy, unworthiness; adjective: worth, worthless, worthwhile, worthy ≠ unworthy]
1. something that is worthless has no value, importance, or use OPP valuable:
The house was full of worthless junk.
The information was worthless to me.
2. a worthless person has no good qualities or useful skills SYN useless:
His parents had made him feel worthless.
—worthlessness noun [uncountable]:
She struggled to overcome her feelings of worthlessness.

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

worthless

worth·less [worthless worthlessness]   [ˈwɜːθləs]    [ˈwɜːrθləs]  adjective
1. having no practical or financial value
• Critics say his paintings are worthless.

Opp:  valuable

2. (of a person) having no good qualities or useful skills
a worthless individual
Constant rejections made him feel worthless.
Derived Word: worthlessness  
Example Bank:
The diseased plants are worthless to the farmer.
The opinion polls were dismissed as worthless.
These contradictions made his evidence worthless.
Constant rejections made her feel worthless.
• He's just a worthless individual.

• Shares in the company are now almost worthless.

worth

 

worth [worth worths] adjective, noun   [wɜːθ]    [wɜːrθ] 

adjective not before noun (used like a preposition, followed by a noun, pronoun or number, or by the -ing form of a verb)
1. ~ sth having a value in money, etc
Our house is worth about £100 000.
How much is this painting worth?
to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune (= a lot of money)
• It isn't worth much.

• If you answer this question correctly, it's worth five points.
2. used to recommend the action mentioned because you think it may be useful, enjoyable, etc.
~ sth The museum is certainly worth a visit.
~ doing sth This idea is well worth considering.

• It's worth making an appointment before you go.
3. ~ sth/doing sth important, good or enjoyable enough to make sb feel satisfied, especially when difficulty or effort is involved
Was it worth the effort?
The new house really wasn't worth all the expense involved.
The job involves a lot of hard work but it's worth it.
The trip was expensive but it was worth every penny.

see also  worthwhile

4. ~ sth (of a person) having money and possessions of a particular value
He's worth £10 million.
more at a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush at  bird, more than your job's worth (to do sth) at  job  
Word Origin:
Old English w(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert.  
Synonyms:
price
cost value expense worth
These words all refer to the amount of money that you have to pay for sth.
pricethe amount of money that you have to pay for an item or service: house prices How much are these? They don't have a price on them. I can't afford it at that price .
costthe amount of money that you need in order to buy, make or do sth: A new computer system has been installed at a cost of £80 000.
valuehow much sth is worth in money or other goods for which it can be exchanged: The winner will receive a prize to the value of £1 000.
Especially in British English, value can also mean how much sth is worth compared with its price: This restaurant is excellent value (= is worth the money it costs) .
price, cost or value?
The price is what sb asks you to pay for an item or service: to ask/charge a high price ◊ to ask/charge a high cost/value. Obtaining or achieving sth may have a cost; the value of sth is how much other people would be willing to pay for it: house prices the cost of moving house The house now has a market value of one million pounds.
expensethe money that you spend on sth; sth that makes you spend money: The garden was transformed at great expense . Running a car is a big expense.
worththe financial value of sb/sth: He has a personal net worth of $10 million.
Worth is more often used to mean the practical or moral value of sth.
the high price/cost/value
the real/true price/cost/value/worth
to put/set a price/value on sth
to increase/reduce the price/cost/value/expense
to raise/double/lower the price/cost/value
to cut the price/cost 
Example Bank:
It's so unimportant it's hardly worth mentioning.
Most of the candidates were not considered worth interviewing.
This book is well worth reading.
This order is potentially worth millions of pounds to the company.
It isn't worth much.
Our house is worth about $300 000.
• to be worth a bomb/packet/fortune

Idioms: for all it is worth  for what it's worth  not worth the candle  not worth the paper it's written on  worth its salt  worth its weight in gold  worth somebody's while 

noun uncountable
1. ten dollars', £40, etc. ~ of sth an amount of sth that has the value mentioned
• The winner will receive ten pounds' worth of books.

• a dollar's worth of change

2. a week's, month's, etc. ~ of sth an amount of sth that lasts a week, etc.

3. the financial, practical or moral value of sb/sth
Their contribution was of great worth.
The activities help children to develop a sense of their own worth.
A good interview enables candidates to prove their worth (= show how good they are).
a personal net worth of $10 million
see put in your two cents' worth at  cent  n., get your money's worth at  money  
Word Origin:
Old English w(e)orth (adjective and noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch waard and German wert.  
Example Bank:
Asking for advice from people affirms their personal worth.
Can you give me some estimate of its worth?
Cutting out the debts will increase your net worth.
He never contributed anything of worth to the conversation.
I only found out its real worth when I tried to buy another one.
She has no sense of her own worth.
She knows her own worth.
Some experts doubt the economic worth of the project.
Study has an intrinsic worth, as well as helping you achieve your goals.
The emergency lighting has proved its worth this year.
The insurance company agreed to pay the car's current market worth.
They are looking for a new sales manager of proven worth.
They don't appreciate her at her real worth.
This necklace isn't worth anything in money terms, but its worth to me is incalculable.
A good job interview should help candidates prove their worth.
• He has a personal net worth of $10 million.

• The children here quickly gain a sense of their own worth.

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

worth

worth (IMPORTANCE) /wɜːθ/ US /wɝːθ/
noun [U]
the importance or usefulness of something or someone:
He felt as though he had no worth.
She has proved her worth on numerous occasions.
The study proved that women were paid less than men holding jobs of comparable worth.

worth /wɜːθ/ US /wɝːθ/
adjective
1 be worth sth to be important or interesting enough to receive a particular action:
I think this matter is worth our attention.
When you're in Reykjavik, the National Museum is worth a visit.

2 be worth having/doing sth to be important or useful to have or do:
There's nothing worth reading in this newspaper.
If you are a young, inexperienced driver, it is worth having comprehensive insurance.
It's worth remembering that prices go up on February 1st.

worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ US /ˈwɝːθ-/
adjective
unimportant or useless:
She was criticised so much by her employers that she began to feel worthless.

worthlessness /ˈwɜːθ.lə.snəs/ US /ˈwɝːθ-/
noun [U]
People who have been abused as children often experience feelings/a sense of worthlessness.

worth (MONEY) /wɜːθ/ US /wɝːθ/
noun [U]
1 the amount of money which something can be sold for; value:
The estimated worth of the plastics and petrochemical industry is about $640 billion.

2 £20/$100, etc. worth of sth the amount of something that you could buy for £20/$100, etc:
$4 million worth of souvenirs and gift items have been produced for the event.

worth /wɜːθ/ US /wɝːθ/
adjective
1 having a particular value, especially in money:
Our house is worth about £200 000.
Heroin worth about $5 million was seized.

2 INFORMAL possessing a particular amount of money:
She must be worth at least half a million.

worthless /ˈwɜːθ.ləs/ US /ˈwɝːθ-/
adjective
having no value in money:
The company's shares are now virtually worthless shares.
He said the jewels were worthless fakes.

worthlessness /ˈwɜːθ.lə.snəs/ US /ˈwɝːθ-/
noun [U]

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

worthless

[wɜ͟ː(r)θləs]
 1) ADJ-GRADED Something that is worthless is of no real value or use.
  The guarantee could be worthless if the firm goes out of business...
  Training is worthless unless there is proof that it works.
  ...a worthless piece of old junk.
  Syn:
  useless
 2) ADJ-GRADED: usu v-link ADJ Someone who is described as worthless is considered to have no good qualities or skills.
  You feel you really are completely worthless and unlovable.
  Derived words:
  worthlessness N-UNCOUNT ...feelings of worthlessness and inadequacy.

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

worthless

worth·less /ˈwɚɵləs/ adj [more ~; most ~]
1 a : having no financial value
worthless coins/stocks
b : having no use, importance, or effect
• This land is worthless [=useless] for agriculture.
• The boots may be nice, but they're worthless if they don't fit you.
• a worthless guarantee
• an uninformed, worthless opinion
2 : having no good qualities
• a worthless coward
• She's depressed and believes that she's worthless.
- worth·less·ness noun [noncount]
• feelings of worthlessness
• the worthlessness of his argument

cheap

cheap [adjective] (LOW PRICE)

LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive

US /tʃiːp/ 
UK /tʃiːp/ 

ارزان

مثال: 

a cheap restaurant

رستوران‌ ارزان‌ (قيمت‌)

LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive

معادل فارسی: 

ارزان

مثال انگلیسی: 

a cheap restaurant

رستوران‌ ارزان‌ (قيمت‌)

Oxford Essential Dictionary

cheap

 adjective (cheaper, cheapest)
costing little money:
That restaurant is very good and quite cheap.
Computers are getting cheaper all the time.
 opposite expensive

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

cheap

I. cheap1 S1 W2 /tʃiːp/ BrE AmE adjective (comparative cheaper, superlative cheapest)
[Date: 1500-1600; Origin: good cheap 'at a good price, cheaply', from cheap 'trade, price' (11-18 centuries), from Old English ceap]
1. LOW PRICE not at all expensive, or lower in price than you expected OPP expensive:
cheap rail fares
the cheapest TV on the market
Property is cheaper in Spain than here.
a cheap shop (=one that sells goods cheaply)
The equipment is relatively cheap and simple to use.
This coat was dirt cheap (= very cheap - an informal expression)
cheap and cheerful British English (=simple and not expensive, but of reasonable quality)
a cheap and cheerful Italian restaurant
2. BAD QUALITY low in price and quality:
Cheap wine gives me a headache.
cheap jewellery
The furniture looked cheap and nasty.
a cheap imitation of the real thing
3. NOT EXPENSIVE TO USE not costing much to use or to employ SYN inexpensive
cheap to run/use/maintain etc
Gas appliances are usually cheaper to run than electric ones.
For the employer, a part-time workforce means a cheap labour supply.
4. NOT DESERVING RESPECT showing a lack of honesty, moral principles, or sincere feelings, so that you do not deserve respect:
She felt cheap and stupid, like a naughty child caught stealing.
You’re lying, aren’t you? You’re so cheap.
His remark was a cheap shot at short people.
another cheap political stunt
It was nothing but a cheap trick (=unkind trick).
5. NOT GENEROUS American English not liking to spend money SYN mean British English:
She’s too cheap to take a cab.
6. cheap thrill excitement that does not take much effort to get:
Bella will sleep with anyone for a cheap thrill.
7. life is cheap used to say that it is not important if people die
8. cheap at the price/at any price British English, cheap at twice the price so good, useful, or desirable that the cost is not important
—cheaply adverb:
a cheaply furnished room
They lived as cheaply as possible.
—cheapness noun [uncountable]:
the relative cheapness of housing
• • •
THESAURUS
cheap costing very little money, or less than you expected: My shoes were really cheap – they only cost £25. | The cheapest way to get to Chicago is to take the bus. | cheap flights
low low prices, rents, and fees do not cost a lot of money. Do not use cheap with these words: Why is the share price so low? | You could get equally good accommodation elsewhere at a lower rent.
inexpensive especially written not expensive – use this especially about things that are of good quality, even though they do not cost a lot: The furniture is inexpensive, but well made. | a simple inexpensive meal | a hotel that offers air-conditioned rooms at relatively inexpensive prices
reasonable a reasonable price seems fair because it is not too high: The restaurant serves good food at reasonable prices. | Only £25 a night? That sounds reasonable.
economical cheap because you do not need to use a lot of money or fuel: an economical car | It is usually more economical to buy in large quantities.
affordable cheap enough for most people to be able to buy or pay for: affordable housing | Single mothers often have trouble finding affordable childcare. | The shop sells designer fashions at affordable prices.
competitive competitive prices and rates are as low as those charged by other shops or companies: I think you’ll find our prices are extremely competitive. | The hotel offers a high standard of service at very competitive rates.
budget [only before noun] budget flights, airlines, hotels etc have specially low prices: You can get a budget flight to Amsterdam for only £19. | a list of budget hotels for under $50 a night | budget accommodation for families with young children
be good/great value to be worth at least the price you pay for it, so that you feel pleased and think you have spent your money well: The meals at Charlie’s Pizza are really good value. | The holiday is great value for money.
be a bargain informal to be extremely cheap: I got this shirt when I was in Indonesia. It was a real bargain.
■ COLLOCATIONS CHECK
low price/cost/rent/fee/charge
reasonable price/cost
economical car/way/method
affordable accommodation/housing/price
competitive price/rate
budget flight/airline/hotel/accommodation

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cheap

cheap [cheap cheaper cheapest] adjective, adverb   [tʃiːp]    [tʃiːp]

adjective (cheap·er, cheap·est

LOW PRICE
1. costing little money or less money than you expected
Syn:  inexpensive
cheap fares
Personal computers are cheap and getting cheaper.
Cycling is a cheap way to get around.
The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.
immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour (= workers who are paid very little, especially unfairly)
A good education is not cheap.
(BrE) Calls cost 36p a minute cheap rate.
see also  dirt cheap

Opp:  expensive

2. charging low prices
a cheap restaurant/hotel
a cheap taxi firm
(BrE) We found a cheap and cheerful cafe (= one that is simple and charges low prices but is pleasant).

Opp:  expensive  

POOR QUALITY

3. (disapproving) low in price and quality
• cheap perfume/jewellery/shoes

(BrE) a cheap and nasty bottle of wine  

UNKIND

4. unpleasant or unkind and rather obvious
I was tired of his cheap jokes at my expense.
• a comedian who is always looking for cheap laughs

• to score a cheap political advantage  

LOW STATUS

5. (disapproving) having a low status and therefore not deserving respect
• He's just a cheap crook.

• His treatment of her made her feel cheap (= ashamed, because she had lost her respect for herself).  

NOT GENEROUS

6. (NAmE) (BrE mean) (informal, disapproving) not liking to spend money
Don't be so cheap!
more at life is cheap at  life  
Word Origin:
late 15th cent.: from an obsolete phrase good cheap ‘a good bargain’, from Old English cēap ‘bargaining, trade’, based on Latin caupo ‘small trader, innkeeper’.  
Thesaurus:
cheap adj.
1.
You can get incredibly cheap fares on the Internet.
budgeteconomicalaffordablereasonablehalf-priceinexpensive|especially business competitive
Opp: expensive
cheap/budget/economical/affordable/reasonable/competitive prices/rates/fares
cheap/economical/affordable/inexpensive/competitive products/services
cheap/affordable/inexpensive goods
2. (disapproving)
cheap and nasty bottles of wine
poorbadsecond-rateinferior|BrE, taboo, slang crapshit|AmE, taboo, slang crappyshitty
a/an cheap/poor/bad/second-rate/inferior copy/imitation
a/an cheap/bad/second-rate/inferior/crap/shit/crappy/shitty product  
Synonyms:
cheap
competitive budget affordable reasonable inexpensive
These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected.
cheapcosting little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices. Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price: a bottle of cheap perfume.
competitive(of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices.
budget[only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service.
affordablecheap enough for most people to afford.
reasonable(of prices) not too expensive.
inexpensive(rather formal) cheap. Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality.
cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services  
Example Bank:
It's a good restaurant, and incredibly cheap.
Shoes like that don't come cheap.
The bag looks cheap and nasty.
The glasses are plain without looking cheap.
The school managed to get a couple of computers on the cheap.
They're selling fabrics cheap this week.
a brand new radio going cheap
A quality pair of Italian shoes doesn't come cheap.
Don't be so cheap!
He was so generous he made the other guests look cheap.
He's just trying to score a cheap political advantage.
He's so cheap, he'd never fly to London in a million years.
His treatment of her made her feel cheap.
I was tired of her cheap jokes at my expense.
It was just a bottle of cheap perfume.
Italy was a very cheap country to visit in those days.
She was just too cheap to buy a real present.
The market has been flooded with cheap imports.
The printer isn't exactly cheap at £200.
The room was filled with the smell of cheap perfume.
The skirt was dirt cheap.
The town is full of immigrant workers, used as a source of cheap labour.
They're offering incredibly cheap fares to Eastern Europe.
They've got brand new CD players going cheap.
We brought a few cheap and nasty bottles of wine home from holiday.
We found a cheap and cheerful cafe.
a cheap floozy/tart/whore
The watch was suspiciously cheap; it was probably a fake.
cheap and nasty products with brand names you've never heard of
Idioms: cheap at the price  going cheap  on the cheap  something does not come cheap

Derived Word: cheapness 

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary - 4th Edition
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective (LOW PRICE)

A1 costing little money or less than is usual or expected:

I got a cheap flight at the last minute.

Food is usually cheaper in supermarkets.

Children and the elderly are entitled to cheap train tickets.

The scheme is simple and cheap to operate.

During times of mass unemployment, there's a pool of cheap labour for employers to draw from.

figurative In a war, human life becomes very cheap (= seems to be of little value) .

If a shop or restaurant is cheap, it charges low prices:

I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.

cheap and cheerful UK cheap but good or enjoyable:

There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.

on the cheap informal

If you get goods on the cheap, you get them for a low price, often from someone you know who works in the company or business that produces them.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective (LOW QUALITY)

C1 disapproving describes goods that are both low in quality and low in price:

I bought some cheap wine for cooking with.

He bought some cheap shoes that fell apart after a couple of months.

cheap and nasty UK

costing little and of very bad quality
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective US ( UK mean ) (MEAN)

unwilling to spend money:

He's so cheap he didn't even buy me a card for my birthday.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective disapproving (DRESSED SEXILY)

If you describe the way a person is dressed as cheap, you mean that it is very obvious that they are trying to sexually attract other people.
 

cheap / tʃiːp / adjective disapproving (UNKIND)

unpleasant and unkind:

I wish you'd stop making cheap jokes about my friends.

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s English Dictionary

cheap

/tʃi:p/
(cheaper, cheapest)

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.
Goods or services that are cheap cost less money than usual or than you expected.
Smoke detectors are cheap and easy to put up...
Running costs are coming down because of cheaper fuel...
They served breakfast all day and sold it cheap.
expensive, dear
ADJ: v-link ADJ, ADJ n, v n ADJ
cheap‧ly
It will produce electricity more cheaply than a nuclear plant.
ADV: ADV after v
cheap‧ness
The cheapness and simplicity of the design makes it ideal for our task.
N-UNCOUNT

2.
If you describe goods as cheap, you mean they cost less money than similar products but their quality is poor.
Don’t resort to cheap copies; save up for the real thing.
...a tight suit made of some cheap material.
= shoddy
ADJ: ADJ n

3.
If you describe someone’s remarks or actions as cheap, you mean that they are unkindly or insincerely using a situation to benefit themselves or to harm someone else.
These tests will inevitably be used by politicians to make cheap political points.
ADJ: ADJ n [disapproval]

4.
If you describe someone as cheap, you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money. (AM)
Oh, please, Dad, just this once don’t be cheap.
= mean
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ [disapproval]

5.
If someone does or buys something on the cheap, they spend less money than they should because they are more concerned with what it costs than with its quality. (INFORMAL)
Most modern housing estates are terrible and inevitably done on the cheap.
PHRASE: PHR after v [disapproval]

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Advanced Learner's Dictionary: 

1cheap /ˈʧiːp/ adj cheap·er; -est
1 a : not costing a lot of money
• I always buy the cheapest brand of cereal.
• a place where you can get a cheap [=inexpensive] meal
• Rent isn't cheap here.
cheap imported goods
- see also dirt cheap
b : of low quality : not worth a lot of money
• curtains made of cheap material
• He wears a cheap watch that's always breaking.
cheap perfume
2 : charging low prices
• This gas station is cheaper than the one by the highway.
• We ate at a cheap [=inexpensive] restaurant.
3 : not willing to share or spend money
• He was too cheap [=stingy] to pay for the dinner.
• Don't be cheap—buy good quality tires for your car.
- often + with
• My uncle is cheap with his money.
4 : not hard to do or get
• It was a cheap [=easy] victory over a lousy team.
• He likes to harass the neighbor's dog as a cheap thrill. [=a minor thing done for entertainment]
5 : having little or no self-respect : ashamed of being used, abused, etc., by other people
• He felt cheap letting other people treat him like that.
on the cheap informal : at the lowest possible cost : in a cheap way
• The movie was made on the cheap.
• They built the house on the cheap.
- cheap·ly adv [more ~; most ~]
• It is not easy to live cheaply in this city.
• The radio was cheaply made and didn't last long.
- cheap·ness noun [noncount]
• The cheapness of the stock made it an appealing buy.
• My mother-in-law's cheapness [=stinginess] can be annoying.

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