🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

bajo costo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: baho kosto

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Low-fare/ˈloʊ.fɛr/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La aerolínea de bajo costo ofrece grandes ofertas."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Offering travel services, especially air travel, at prices substantially lower than standard commercial carriers.

    "Many travelers prefer booking with a low-fare airline to save money on European vacations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of the Old English adjective 'low' (from Old Norse 'lággr') and the noun 'fare' (from Old English 'faran', meaning to travel or go). The compound emerged prominently in the late 20th century with the deregulation of the airline industry to describe economical transportation services.

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