ultralow

adjective

ul·​tra·​low ˌəl-trə-ˈlō How to pronounce ultralow (audio)
: extremely or extraordinarily low
ultralow interest rates
vehicles with ultralow emissions
Communicating with subs thousands of miles away, under thousands of feet of ocean, requires ultralow frequencies.Noah Shachtman

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Unemployment recently jumped to its highest level since October 2021, after more than two years of the jobless rate hovering under an ultralow 4% rate. Bryan Mena, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024 Temu and Shein have both denied that this provision is central to their ability to sell things at ultralow cost in the U.S., but U.S. lawmakers disagree. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 June 2024 Millions of businesses and consumers had taken advantage of ultralow interest rates in the years before the Fed hiked to lock in low-cost credit. David J. Lynch, Washington Post, 15 June 2024 Republicans have argued the explosion of stimulus spending during the pandemic and ultralow interest rates supercharged price growth. Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for ultralow 

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ultralow was in 1849

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“Ultralow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ultralow. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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