low-cost

[loh-kawst, -kost] / ˈloʊˈkɔst, -ˈkɒst /

ADJECTIVE

cheap

Synonyms

STRONGEST

economical inexpensive low-priced

WEAK

at a bargain bargain bargain-basement bargain-counter bought for a song budget buy cheapo competitive cost next to nothing cut-price cut-rate depreciated dime a dozen easy on the pocketbook half-priced irregular low low tariff lowered marked down moderate nominal on sale popularly priced real buy reasonable reduced sale slashed standard steal uncostly undear utility worth the money

Antonyms

STRONGEST

expensive high-priced

Example Sentences

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The profit warning most applies to overseas airlines or low-cost operators.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Alternatively, invest the entire $2,000 in a low-cost, broadly diversified index fund.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

To keep ticket prices down and align with its low-cost airfare model, Burbank was a better airport for the Los Angeles area due to lower operational costs than LAX.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Shares in Raspberry Pi RPI 25.08%increase; green up pointing triangle Holdings climbed after the low-cost computer maker said it expects full-year earnings to significantly exceed market expectations, after projecting strong profitability for the first half.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I can see her at the funeral, a shoddy, low-cost affair held in the basement of some dubious funeral parlor.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

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