low-cost

adjective

Low in price; cheap, inexpensive.

Meanings

adjectivelow-cost (comparative lower-cost or more low-cost, superlative lowest-cost or most low-cost)

comparative lower-cost · comparative more low-cost · superlative lowest-cost · superlative most low-cost · alternative lowcost

  1. Low in price; cheap, inexpensive.

    Lower-cost B.B.L.s have created a market for similarly priced postoperative care. These are not the relaxing, spalike havens like the ones that serve wealthier clientele.

    2022 May 11, Sandra E. Garcia, “Butt Lifts Are Booming. Healing Is No Joke.”, in The New York Times Magazine
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    For passengers, the decline in numbers using the short sea route (to 1.8 million in 2017) reflects the emergence of low-cost airlines and the expansion of flights serving Ireland from many regional airports in Britain.

    2020 November 18, Industry Insider, “Improving rail connectivity”, in Rail, page 68

    Synonyms: low-end, low-priced, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo · Antonyms: high-cost, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, costly, cost-prohibitive

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivethat you have the financial means for

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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