low-cost option

collocation in English

meaningsoflow-costandoption

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low-cost
adjective
uk
/ˌləʊˈkɒst/us
/ˌloʊˈkɑːst/
cheap:
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option
noun
uk
/ˈɒp.ʃən/us
/ˈɑːp.ʃən/
one thing that can be chosen from a set of possibilities, or the freedom to make ...
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(Definition oflow-costandoptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In these circumstances, repression is alow-costoption, but the local government will also take the blame for repression.
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It also enables to connect all levels of a corporate company, from the manufacturing plant to the administration and management floors, thus becoming a significantlow-costoption.
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We must increase the number of places, but not through alow-costoption, provided by women in low-paid jobs.
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There is thelow-costoptionof active interception, whereby e-mails for a selected subscriber would be provided.
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Both solutions would provide a relativelylow-costoptionto protect the couple from the trauma of losing their home.
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Therefore, what has been billed as a wonderfullow-costoptionthat will be of enormous benefit to people on lower incomes has its drawbacks.
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It still remains alow-costoption.
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Modern hand-operated community pumps are considered the most sustainablelow-costoptionfor safe water supply in resource-poor settings, often in rural areas in developing countries.
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A number of low-cost options based largely on modified traffic signal arrangements were considered but none was found to be suitable.
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Mobile telephony provides low-cost options for people to set up news operations.
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