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Meaning of buy cheap, buy twice | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

Buying a cheap but inferior product is a false economy since it will need replacement.

Equivalents

Deutsch wer billig kauft, kauft zweimal
Español lo barato sale caro
Nederlands goedkoop is duurkoop
Polski chytry dwa razy traci
Português o barato sai caro
Русский скупо́й пла́тит два́жды

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

buy high, sell higher buy low, sell high buy the rumor, sell the fact buy the rumor, sell the news buy the same horse twice buy when it snows, sell when it goes

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