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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ido chipa, from English cheap.
Adjective
ĉipa (accusative singular ĉipan, plural ĉipaj, accusative plural ĉipajn)
- (neologism) cheap (not expensive)
- Synonyms: malmultekosta, (rare) etkosta
- Antonym: multekosta
2009 October 19, Manuel de Seabra, Malamu Vin, Unu La Alian, Mondial, →ISBN, page 220:Ne multe poste, la araba negoco ruiniĝis kaj en tuta Eŭropo la sukero iĝis ĉipa produkto kiun eĉ malriĉuloj povis aĉeti...- Not long after, the Arab trade was ruined and in all of Europe sugar became a cheap product which even poor people could buy...
Etymology 2
From ĉipo (“computer chip”) + -a (adjectival suffix).
Adjective
ĉipa (accusative singular ĉipan, plural ĉipaj, accusative plural ĉipajn)
- (computing) of or relating to computer chips