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ultra low cost carrier

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.92 in modern English

Syllables
ul-tra- low -cost -car-ri-er
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of airline that tries to keep ticket prices as low as possible, by charging for everything, such as checked-in baggage, carry-on baggage, food, beverages, assigned seat numbers, etc.

Etymology

From ultra- + low cost carrier.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

ultra low cost carriers (plural) ultra-low-cost carrier (alternative) ultra-low cost carrier (alternative) ultra low-cost carrier (alternative) ultralow-cost carrier (alternative) ultralow cost carrier (alternative)

Phrases

low cost carrier

Frequently Paired Words

low cost carrier

Synonyms

ULCC

Questions

What does ultra low cost carrier mean?
A type of airline that tries to keep ticket prices as low as possible, by charging for everything, such as checked-in baggage, carry-on baggage, food, beverages, assigned seat numbers, etc.
Where does ultra low cost carrier come from?
From ultra- + low cost carrier.

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