Meanings
comparative lower-cost · comparative more low-cost · superlative lowest-cost · superlative most low-cost · alternative lowcost
- 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.
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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 68Synonyms: 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
adjectiveLow in price; cheap, inexpensive.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivethat you have the financial means for
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