"cheap as chips" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: EN-AU ck1 cheap as chips.ogg [Australia], En-au-cheap as chips.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From being inexpensive, similar to chips (“French fries”). Etymology templates: {{l|en|inexpensive}} inexpensive, {{l|en|chips|gloss=French fries}} chips (“French fries”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cheap as chips (not comparable)
  1. (British, New Zealand, Australia, simile) Very cheap, not costing much. Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand, not-comparable Synonyms: cheap-as-chips Related terms: cheap like borscht, dirt cheap

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