sliding scale
noun
1
: a wage scale geared to the selling price of the product or to the consumer price index but usually guaranteeing a minimum below which the wage will not fall
2
a
: a system for raising or lowering tariffs in accord with price changes
b
: a flexible scale (as of fees or subsidies) adjusted to the needs or income of individuals
the sliding scale of medical fees
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But perhaps most notably — its sliding scale membership.
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a sliding scale on products from Samsung and its closest competitors, Apple and Google.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Screening licenses are available free of charge for groups based in Florida and using a sliding scale everywhere else, with no one turned away for lack of funds.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
The best way to conceptualize the kind of return the Wizards would want is with a sliding scale.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Mckenzie Rankin, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025
There’s a sliding scale on products from Samsung and its closest competitors, Apple and Google.
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Screening licenses are available free of charge for groups based in Florida and using a sliding scale everywhere else, with no one turned away for lack of funds.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 11 Dec. 2024
The best way to conceptualize the kind of return the Wizards would want is with a sliding scale.
—David Aldridge, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for sliding scale
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“Sliding scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20scale. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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