cheapen

verb4

1. •
   To decrease the value or price of; to make cheaper.

   • Now, covered concrete troughs to house the cables are laid parallel with the railway lines, cheapening maintenance because of improved accessibility for inspection and repair. — 1961
2. •
   To become cheaper.
3. •
   To make vulgar.
4. •
   (no longer used) To bargain for, ask the price of.

   • The maid was on the step, cheapening fish with a virulent lady who had a sieve-full to dispose of. — 1863