low cost

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Unadapted borrowing from English low-cost.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˌlou ˈkost/ [ˌlou̯ ˈkost̪]

Adjective edit

low cost (invariable)

low-cost; budget
voy de vacaciones en plan low cost
I'm gonna go on holiday on the cheap

Usage notes edit

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.