graduatedgrad‧u‧at‧ed /ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪd/ adjective 
Examples
graduated rates of taxation2a tool or container that is graduated has small marks on it showing measurements
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- graduated rates of income tax
- In setting the final rates of conversion, a distinction was made between graduated levels of personal savings and assets and liabilities.
- Some kind of graduated assessment or testing was a feature of 14 of the schemes.
- The graduated scheme gave worse value to women than to men, on the grounds that we retire earlier and live longer.
- This may be no more than a judgement of which line on a graduated scale a movable needle is nearest to.
- Two main types were developed, depending on whether water flowed out of or into a graduated vessel.
- You can only get a graduated pension based on your own personal contributions.
WORD SETS► Measurement
Collocationsacre, nounacreage, nounavoirdupois, nounbaker's dozen, nounbalance, nounbarometer, nounbaseline, nounbasin, nounbaud rate, nounbearing, nounbecquerel, nounblack box, nounboiling point, nounbottle, nounbox, nouncalculator, nouncalibrate, verbcalibration, nouncc, centi-, prefixcentimetre, nouncircumference, nouncl, clock, verbcm, cu, cubic, adjectivecubit, nouncup, nouncupful, nouncwt, daylight saving time, noundeci-, prefixdecibel, noundecimalization, noundeflection, noundegree, noundensity, noundepth, noundimension, noundipstick, noundisplacement, noundoz., noundozen, numberelevation, nounfactor, nounfathom, nounfl oz, fluid ounce, nounfoot, nounft, g, gage, noungal, gallon, noungauge, noungauge, verbGB, Geiger counter, noungigabyte, noungill, noungirth, noungm, graduated, adjectivegraduation, noungrain, noungram, noungramme, noungrid, noungross, adjectivehandful, nounhectare, nounhertz, nounhigh, adjectivehundredweight, nounimpedance, nounimperial, adjectiveinch, nounindicator, nouninstrument, nounjoule, nounkarat, nounkg, kilo, nounkilo-, prefixkilogram, nounkilometre, nounkm, knot, nounl, latitude, nounlb, league, nounlength, nounlight year, nounliter, nounlitre, nounlow water mark, nounmax, nounmaximum, adjectivemean, adjectivemeasure, verbmeasure, nounmedian, nounmedium, adjectivemegaton, nounmelting point, nounmental age, nounmeter, nounmeter, verb-meter, suffixmetre, noun-metre, suffixmetric, adjectivemetrication, nounmetric ton, nounmg, MHz, microsecond, nounmile, nounmillennium, nounmilli-, prefixmillibar, nounmilligram, nounmillilitre, nounmillimetre, nounminus, adjectiveminute, nounml, mpg, mph, nano-, prefixnanosecond, nounnautical mile, nounounce, nounoverweight, adjectiveoz, pace, verbpart, nounpedometer, nounpint, nounplus, adjectivepoint, nounpound, nounpunnet, nounqt, quantify, verbquart, nounradioactive dating, nounradius, nounrain gauge, nounread, verbreading, nounrecord, verbreset, verbrev, nounrotation, nounrpm, rule, nounruler, nounscale, nounsea level, nounsea mile, nounseismograph, nounsensor, nounset square, nounsextant, nounsnowfall, nounsoundings, nounsq., subsonic, adjectivesundial, nountherm, nountimberline, nountog, nounton, nountonnage, nountonne, nountroy weight, noununit, nounvoltmeter, nounvolume, nounwatch, nounwatt, nounwattage, nounweighbridge, nounweight, nounwidth, nounwt., yard, nounyardage, nounyardstick, nounyd, zero, number
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► pension
1divided into different levels: · The original Conservative proposal had been to unload all secondary or graduated pensions on to the private sector.· You can only get a graduated pension based on your own personal contributions.· In 1959 the Conservatives introduced a very limited graduated pension scheme.· Anyone over 18 and earning more than £9 a week at that time will probably be entitled to a small graduated pension.· Known as the Boyd-Carpenter scheme, employees made graduated contributions towards a graduated pension.· She may also get half of any of his graduated pension.
graduated rates of taxation2a tool or container that is graduated has small marks on it showing measurements