The house may need a lot of work, but it was dirt-cheap.
adverb
2.
cheaply:
They got it dirt-cheap.
Origin
1815-25
British Dictionary definitions for dirt cheap
dirt-cheap
adjective, adverb
1.
(informal) at an extremely low price
Slang definitions & phrases for dirt cheap
dirt cheap
adjective phrase
Very cheap: dirt-cheap prices
adverb phrase
: buy it dirt cheap(1830s+)
Idioms and Phrases with dirt cheap
dirt cheap
Very inexpensive, as in Their house was a real bargain, dirt cheap. Although the idea dates back to ancient times, the precise expression, literally meaning “as cheap as dirt,” replaced the now obsolete dog cheap. [ Early 1800s ]