: of, relating to, or being the lowest priced merchandise in a manufacturer's line
broadly : inexpensive

Examples of low-end in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both started out in the low-end market and needed decades before finally being perceived as on par with incumbent players. Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2023 At top volumes, the rumble is both audible and palpable—there’s a lot of low-end depth for a speaker this size. PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023 The selection seems heavily skewed towards the low-end. Byalexandra Sternlicht, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2023 Baxter soon noticed product lines were either high-end or low-end, with little in the midpriced range. Jaclyn Peiser, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023 Jump forward seven years and even low-end Android devices today have plenty of storage and memory available to run apps such as this. Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 25 Aug. 2023 The Coyote has always had a divisive sound: low-end burble, barky midrange, and raspy, rat-a-tat hammer up top. Sam Smith, Car and Driver, 25 Aug. 2023 Typically, officials here broach the topic of low-end British tourism diplomatically, aware that tastes change and that if young people abandon places like Magaluf, the economic consequences will be severe. David Segal, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2023 The heat combined with a cold front and an upper-atmosphere disturbance to create downbursts — blasts of wind, originating in clouds, that slam into the ground and fan out, producing gusts more severe than low-end tornadoes. Justin Wm. Moyer, Washington Post, 31 July 2023 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of low-end was in 1899

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“Low-end.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/low-end. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.

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