"go cheap" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: goes cheap [present, singular, third-person], going cheap [participle, present], went cheap [past], gone cheap [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> cheap}} go cheap (third-person singular simple present goes cheap, present participle going cheap, simple past went cheap, past participle gone cheap)
  1. (informal) To be sold at a low price. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-go_cheap-en-verb-jglKtLMd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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