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low-grade — ˈlow grade adjective 1. of low quality or a poor standard: • Women were forced into part time low grade jobs. • low grade steel 2. FINANCE low grade bonds, loans etc have a high risk of not being repaid: • low grade debt issued by lower rated… … Financial and business terms
low-grade — lō grād adj being near that extreme of a specified range which is lowest, least intense, or least competent <a low grade fever> <a low grade infection> compare HIGH GRADE * * * (loґgrādґ) occurring near the low end of a range, as … Medical dictionary
low-grade — adj. inferior; as, low grade ore. Opposite of {high grade}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low-grade — (adj.) 1867, originally in mining, with reference to ores, from LOW (Cf. low) (adj.) + GRADE (Cf. grade) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
low-grade — low′ grade′ adj. 1) of inferior grade or quality 2) being close to the low end of a range of measurement: a low grade fever[/ex] • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
low-grade — low ,grade adjective 1. ) low in quality 2. ) a low grade medical condition is not very serious … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
low-grade — [lō′grād΄] adj. 1. of inferior quality or value 2. of little degree [a low grade fever] … English World dictionary
low grade — index mediocrity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
low-grade — index inferior (lower in quality), mediocre, poor (inferior in quality) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
low-grade — / ləυ greɪd/ adjective 1. not very important ● a low grade official from the Ministry of Commerce 2. not of very good quality ● The car runs best on low grade petrol … Marketing dictionary in english
