- low comparative lower, superlative lowest
- 1
small amount/level/value
- a)
small, or smaller than usual, in amount, level, or value [≠ high] - low income/pay/wages
families existing on very low incomes
In May, the price of cocoa fell to its lowest level since 1975-76.
Morale has been low since the latest round of job-cuts.
In this sort of investment, the risks are fairly low.
low temperatures
the need for low-cost housing
a low-security prison
- b)
low in something
having less than the usual amount of a substance or chemical [≠ high]: food that is low in calories
- low-fat/low-salt etc
low-alcohol beer
- c)
in the low 20s/50s etc
if a number, temperature, or level is in the low 20s, 30s etc, it is between 21 and 23, 31 and 33 etc : Tonight, temperatures in most areas will be in the low 50s.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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