low cost

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English low-cost.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

low cost (invariable)

1. low-cost; budget

   voy de vacaciones en plan low cost

   I'm gonna go on holiday on the cheap

Usage notes

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.