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low-cost
[ loh-kawst, -kost ]
adjective
- able to be purchased or acquired at relatively little cost:
low-cost life insurance; low-cost housing.
Word History and Origins
Origin of low-cost1
Example Sentences
Amazon told the Washington Post it had looked into itemising the costs for customers using Amazon Haul, a low-cost site it launched in the US last year to compete with Shein and Temu.
“Intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course,” Bogle told the New York Times in 2012.
These companies have flooded the U.S. with low-cost items by exploiting a trade policy that exempts shipments under $800 from duties.
Vietnam’s manufacturing industry began expanding in earnest in the 2000s, as the country’s low-cost, educated working class grew and the government prioritized producing goods for export.
A legion of public and private apparel makers, including Guess and fast fashion standout Fashion Nova, rely on low-cost clothing manufactured across Asia.
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