low
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1.0
- noun
- /loʊ/
- In-vessel operations ranged from a low of $30/ton to a high of $600/ton.
- record lows
- an all-time low
- a historic low
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Examples
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However, the funded ratio fell to a low of 51.2 percent in 2014.
Academic text (2017) -
Summated scores ranged from a low of 12 to a high of 33.
Academic text (2011) -
This is a new low, even for you.
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An all new low for you, Jack.
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This is a new low for subway service in this city, and that is saying something!
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This was one of the low points in Caesar's career.
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Well, this is a new low even for Cordelia.
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Today the stock market hit a new low due to the liquidation of Peregrine investments.
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Aerated static pile facilities went from a low of $26/ton to a high of $700/ton.
Academic text (1995) -
The national average hit an all-time low of 3.11 percent two weeks ago.
Synonyms
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4.4
A very low point in life, money, or feelings
25
5.2
A lowest allowed level for a price or wage
9
4.9
The lowest point on a graph where the curve reaches its smallest value
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3.5
The smallest amount or value that is allowed
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6.5
A time when energy and success are low
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4.4
The lowest point something can reach
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6.5
The lowest or worst point in a situation
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
- Offensive
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7.3
Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
- Specialized
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4.2
Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
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3.2
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
- Specialized
2
4.9
A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
- Specialized
2
7.6
An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
- Specialized
1
6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
1
4.6
A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
- Specialized
1
5.1
A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
- Specialized
1
6.8
Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
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3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
1
8.4
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
- Specialized
1
5.4
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
1
7.8
A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
How Low
Surface Forms
Etymology
Low as a noun for a lowest point comes from the adjective meaning 'not high', so a company's new 'low' is the point where it is lowest. That's why we call the worst or bottom moment a 'low'.