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ratchet effect

ratch·et ef·fect
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rach-it ih-fekt]
    • /ˈrætʃ ɪt ɪˈfɛkt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rach-it ih-fekt]
    • /ˈrætʃ ɪt ɪˈfɛkt/

Definitions of ratchet effect words

  • noun ratchet effect intermittent growth, increase, expansion, or the like: the ratchet effect of defense expenditures. 1
  • noun ratchet effect an effect that occurs when a price or wage increases as a result of temporary pressure but fails to fall back when the pressure is removed 0
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Origin of ratchet effect

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Ratchet effect

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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ratchet effect popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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