billig

Meaning

  1. (formal) appropriate, meet, fair
  2. (informal) cheap (low-priced)
  3. cheap (of low quality, mediocre)

Concepts

cheap

inexpensive

cheaply

tacky

equitable

fair

tawdry

reasonable

shoddy

accurate

correct

exact

just

legitimate

proper

right

righteous

true

low-cost

calm

peaceful

quiet

cheap-looking

insignificant

inexpensively

bum

cheesy

chintzy

crummy

punk

sleazy

tinny

frippish

gaudy

loud

reasonably

niggardly

Frequency

B2
Hyphenated as
bil‧lig
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈbɪlɪç]
Etymology

From Middle High German billich, from Old High German billīh (“appropriate”), from a suffixed form of Proto-Germanic *biliz (“merciful, kind, decent, fair”).

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