down-market
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kɪt adjective
1.
appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
adverb
2.
in a down-market way.
Origin:
1970–75
1970–75
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| down-market | |
| —adj | |
| relating to commercial products, services, etc, that are cheap, have little prestige, or are poor in quality | |
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Down-market
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
Example sentences
Trains-both deluxe and down-market-have served as prime cinematic locales.
But this isn't as revolutionary a down-market move as people think.
In any case, the moral of the story is that the recession is forcing middle-market consumers to move down-market.
If you are going laterally or down-market it is more important because it signals you are serious and will likely stay.
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