low-cost

American  

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

adjective

1. able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost.

   low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.

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Etymology

Origin of low-cost

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Shares of Frontier Airlines parent company Frontier Group Holdings are some of the best-performing airline shares in recent months, defying expectations that the business model of low-cost and ultralow-cost airlines is dying.

From MarketWatch

Patent expiry has also led to rise of low-cost copycat weight-loss drugs, with warnings about the safety of some of them.

From BBC

That has hurt sales of original, patented brands much sooner in their product life cycles than the more traditional source of low-cost competition, generic drugs that enter the market after patents expire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Uprooting efforts are particularly focused on areas producing unfashionable low-cost reds in southwest France, such as Bordeaux or Languedoc.

From Barron's

Because it is sold cheaply to avoid disposal, sunflower seed flour is also a low-cost ingredient.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• economical
• inexpensive
• low-priced