The results from the Early English Books Online (EBBO) Database for the middle of the 17th century (1650-1660) returned a greater variety in the forms of cheap used. In this century, the use of the noun form cheap decreased significantly in comparison to the 16th century and the introduction of the verb use and addition of meanings for the adjective use were apparent. I attempted to represent the decreased use of the noun form and preference of the adjective by choosing a majority of adjectives for my sample. I also wanted to represent the introduction of the verb form by adding multiple samples of such. Finally, I attempted to represent the introduction of the new adjective definition by choosing a sample selection comprised of several years that contained some uses of the previous adjective meanings and some uses of the new variation. Generally, the verb use referred to meanings of the word that are now obsolete. For instance, during the 17th century, to cheapen (or sometimes seen as cheapened or cheapening) referred to the discussing of a price or coming to an agreeance on cost instead of the modern use as a negative devaluing of an item's importance or the lowering of cost relative to a lower quality. The noun form and some of the adjective forms remained consistent with the variety of meanings referencing abundance and declarations of cost similar to the 16th century uses. However, there was a new connotation added to some of the adjective uses that indicated a more negative representation of the noun being referred to as cheap. This new adjective meaning brought the noun being described into contempt mainly by making a determination of lower value based off of the familiarity and commonality of the said noun. There is one example in particular of a verb use that combined the increased negativity of the adjective use with the verb form. The passage from John Chishull's The danger of being almost a Christian details how the action of cheapening an item (as in the obsolete meaning to bargain or haggle) that ultimately results in the haggler not purchasing brings that said item into a state of aversion for the any future, potential buyers knowing of the haggler's refusal and the seller. The description associated to cheapen from this particular text and the more general inclusion of the negative adjective uses is the first indication towards the development of the more negative connotation of today's use.