low-level UK US adjective
► WORKPLACE used to describe someone who does not have an important job or much influence in an organization: »
He was a low-level employee with no knowledge of the big decisions.
► ENVIRONMENT low-level waste is not very dangerous: »
Taiwan's three nuclear plants last year produced 7,983 barrels of low-level waste.
► IT a low-level computer language uses numbers as instructions, rather than using or being similar to human language
Financial and business terms. 2012.