チープ

na-adjective

cheap; inexpensive; tacky

Loanword from English 'cheap'. Often carries a negative nuance of low quality or tackiness, but can also simply mean inexpensive.

• この店みせの服ふくはチープだけど、デザインは悪わるくない。

  The clothes at this shop are cheap, but the designs aren't bad.

• チープな材ざい料りょうで作つくった料りょう理りは味あじが落おちる。

  Food made with cheap ingredients doesn't taste as good.