What does "low-end" mean?

Cheap, inexpensive or low-quality.

What is a synonym for "low-end"?

Common synonyms include: bottom-shelf, downmarket.

Low-end

adj

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Adjective

1
Cheap, inexpensive or low-quality.
"Near-synonym: downmarket"

Synonyms

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bottom-shelf downmarket

Antonyms

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expensive high-end top-shelf

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"Some argued that only low-end labor-intensive jobs will be easily replaced by intelligent robots while others gloated about the possibility of employers utilizing an army of low-cost robots to make a fortune."

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