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  • adjective Extremely low.

Etymologies

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ultra- + low

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Examples

  • Indeed, short-term interest rates are expected to remain ultralow for the foreseeable future.

    Credit Crunch Gives 'Microlending' a Boost Jonnelle Marte 2010

  • Netbooks are commonly referred to as ultralow-cost PCs ULCPCs and were originally intended for students and other first-time PC customers in emerging markets.

    Microsoft Extends Windows Offering to Nettop Devices 2008

  • Netbooks are commonly referred to as ultralow-cost PCs ULCPCs and were originally intended for students and other first-time PC customers in emerging markets.

    Archive 2008-06-01 2008

  • Traditionally, Europe would import much of its distillate requirements from Russia, but stricter regulations on sulfur content make products such as ultralow-sulfur diesel, or ULSD, from the U.S. more attractive.

    Diesel Prices Soar 2008

  • If rates remain stuck at ultralow levels, investors may return to the asset class simply for the yield, says Hans Olsen , head of Americas Investment Strategy at Barclays Wealth.

    Not Dead Yet: What to Do With Your Bets on Rising Rates Ben Levisohn 2011

  • Compared with Americans, the Japanese are veterans of ultralow interest rates.

    Investors Take Risky Ride on Double Deckers John Jannarone 2011

  • The combination of ultralow interest rates—which also boost the allure of noninterest-bearing gold—and Federal Reserve purchases of Treasurys to stimulate the economy has caused some to believe the Fed won't be able to sop up extra liquidity in time to avoid problematic consumer and producer price increases over the longer term.

    Gold Futures Settle At Record High Matt Whittaker 2011

  • That isn't surprising given ultralow short-term Treasury yields, said George Goncalves, managing director and head of U.S. interest-rates strategy in the Americas at Nomura Securities, as a 1% move in foreign-exchange rates could wipe out the entire return earned by a two-year note over its term.

    Treasury Returns to Auction Block 2010

  • Tax-induced selling, meanwhile, may be tempered this year given that individuals could owe less due to the economic downturn and an ultralow interest-rate environment.

    April Won't Be Cruelest for Muni Investors Jeannette Neumann 2011

  • Now the economy is teetering on the brink of recession, stocks are down sharply and the Fed has stated that rates will remain ultralow well into the future.

    Not Dead Yet: What to Do With Your Bets on Rising Rates Ben Levisohn 2011

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