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low-cost

adjective lower-cost · more low-cost · lowest-cost · most low-cost · lowcost

  1. Low in price; cheap, inexpensive. 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.

    Similar: low-end, low-priced, bargainous, brand X, budget, cheap, cheapie, cheapo, cheesy, competitive, dime a dozen, economic · Opposite: high-cost, 5-star, big-ticket, chargeful, cheap at half the price, costful, costly, cost-prohibitive, fancy, dear, dearthful, dispendious

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@misc{low_cost_2026,
  title = {low-cost},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/low-cost},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}