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sliding scale

slid·ing scale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slahy-ding skeyl]
    • /ˈslaɪ dɪŋ skeɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [slahy-ding skeyl]
    • /ˈslaɪ dɪŋ skeɪl/

Definitions of sliding scale words

  • noun sliding scale a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand. 1
  • noun sliding scale a wage scale varying with the selling price of goods produced, the cost of living, or profits. 1
  • noun sliding scale a price scale, as of medical fees, in which prices vary according to the ability of individuals to pay. 1
  • noun sliding scale a tariff scale varying according to changing prices. 1
  • noun sliding scale prices: according to income 1
  • countable noun sliding scale Payments such as wages or taxes that are calculated on a sliding scale are higher or lower depending on various different factors. 0
See all 8 definitions of sliding scale

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Origin of sliding scale

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10

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Parts of speech for Sliding scale

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sliding scale

sliding scale popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sliding scale usage trend in Literature

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