cheap option

collocation in English

meaningsofcheapandoption

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cheap
adjective
uk
/tʃiːp/us
/tʃiːp/
costing little money or less than is usual ...
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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition ofcheapandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcheap option

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It should not be acheapoption.
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They view it as acheapoption, but it is one which nobody wants.
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In a short time, gas desulphurisation could look like acheapoption.
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Unfortunately, caring, whether at home or in hospital, is not acheapoption.
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We are aware that community care is not acheapoption.
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That is not acheapoption, because it means that anyone who is offered a test must also be given counselling.
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Student meals are not necessarily acheapoption.
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In my judgment, there is nocheapoption.
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No one ever thought that care in the community would be acheapoption.
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We have never regarded community care as acheapoption.
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As many of us have said throughout, care in the community is not acheapoption.
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Emphatically, the voluntary section is not, and must not be seen to be, acheapoptionto get things done.
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For many patients it is a better option, but it is not acheapoptionand the money will have to be found.
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But it will not be acheapoption.
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There is no better idea than community care, but it is not acheapoption.
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The provision of care in the community is not acheapoption.
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But the move from the large institutions to smaller units or care in the community is nocheapoption.
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Any substantial increase in cost is likely to encourage the cowboy element in the industry, which seeks thecheapoptionby fly tipping.
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The preoccupation with thecheapoptionis mistaken.
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