English Explanatory Dictionary

buy cheap, buy twice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Buying a low-priced but inferior product (i.e., one that is cheap in both senses of that word) is a false economy because it will need replacement.

Word forms

buy cheap, buy twice

Synonyms

buy nice or buy twice good work ain't cheap, cheap work ain't good you buy cheap, you get cheap

Related words

false economy if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys
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