inexpensive alternative

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inexpensive
adjective
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/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspen.sɪv/us
/ˌɪn.ɪkˈspen.sɪv/
not costing a lot ...
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alternative
noun[C]
uk
/ɒlˈtɜː.nə.tɪv/us
/ɑːlˈtɝː.nə.t̬ɪv/
something that is different from something else, especially from what is usual, and offering the possibility ...
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I agree that it would be a beneficial provision and useful andinexpensivealternativeto receivership proceedings.
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It provided a simple andinexpensivealternativefor those who could not afford more decorative and expensive forms of portraiture, such as painting or sculpture.
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They were aninexpensivealternativeto department store dolls, although of similar quality.
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The development of the exoskeleton locomotor device would provide aninexpensivealternativeto the robotic devices.
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These allow for a somewhat constant diameter while providing aninexpensivealternativeto the aforementioned styles.
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They are also aninexpensivealternativeto other semi-solid oils such as palm oil.
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Stiffening provides an in-house,inexpensivealternativeto commercial library binding for paperbacks.
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For local detail surveys, tacheometers are commonly employed although the old-fashioned rectangular technique using angle prism and steel tape is still aninexpensivealternative.
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It is seen as aninexpensivealternativeto other naturally occurring green gemstones like emerald and peridot.
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It is aninexpensivealternativeto a full convertible, especially on cars with unibody designs since little or no redesign of the body is necessary.
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Clothes irons are aninexpensivealternativeto a special purpose waxing iron.
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Seeking aninexpensivealternativeto maintaining a large conventional military, the government pursued a doctrine of nuclear deterrence.
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Oleomargarine or margarine manufacturing plants which used beef fat and lard as main ingredients were established as aninexpensivealternativeto butter manufacture which traditional used dairy products.
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Especially for families on holiday with children, boarding (particularly on a full-board basis) was aninexpensivealternativeand certainly much cheaper than staying in all but the cheapest hotels.
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Poly gloves are a veryinexpensivealternative.
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Plaster casting is aninexpensivealternativeto other molding processes for complex parts due to the low cost of the plaster and its ability to produce near net shape castings.
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They are both the precursors to and inexpensive alternatives to the handheld game console.
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The production process can be significantly impacted by the specific properties of the carbon and oil substrates used; and several inexpensive alternatives to more traditional substrates have been investigated.
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