medium-sizedˈmedium-sized (also ˈmedium-size) adjective 
Examples
a medium-sized business
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Collocations- For a medium-sized power such as Britain, the best way to maximise our influence is to pool sovereignty by combining with others.
- However, with the two medium-sized potatoes and a spoonful of carrots, she found this also quite to her liking.
- In a medium-sized bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt.
- In the first instance the government was aiming to foster a private sector in small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Several banks have 30% of their liabilities denominated in dollars; one medium-sized bank recently had half.
- Team C operates in a medium-sized town with some outlying rural areas and serves a population of about 13,000.
- The farmers who are successful are those with medium-sized farms, who are growing for export.
- To make lentils, in a medium-sized saucepan, heat oil and saute carrot, onion, and celery until lightly colored.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► business
not small but not large either: · Redstone plans to offer broadband services to small and medium-sized businesses following local loop unbundling in July 2001.· Rather than focus on big leveraged buyouts, Ripplewood will primarily look at medium-sized businesses with potential to export their products.· It is aimed at small and medium-sized businesses, and includes access to a suite of Microsoft Office applications.· But the doubling of capital allowances for small-and medium-sized businesses is welcomed by all sides of the industry.· The objective would be to provide funds for startups and for small and medium-sized businesses in general.
► company· Some 11.5% comes from industry, 9.8% from government, and 7.5% from and small to medium-sized companies.· Smaller and medium-sized companies are likely to face the same type of time perspective when they seek external financing.· Instead, a central fund for state property will be set up to sell large and medium-sized companies.· There will also be easier access, especially for small and medium-sized companies, to innovation support programmes.· Small and medium-sized companies are, after all, still the big companies of the future.· It is the kind of argument that any businessman in charge of even a medium-sized company would recognize instantly.· The chairman, Lord Alexander, said the pain continued to be felt amongst personal customers and small to medium-sized companies.· The target is 500 schemes by 1993, with a switch of emphasis towards small- and medium-sized companies.
► firm· Exchange rate uncertainty places small and medium-sized firms at a special disadvantage.· One medium-sized firm of solicitors in East Anglia has written to its staff asking them to forgo their pay for December.· Redundancies are expected in large numbers, particularly from medium-sized firms.· The issuing house was active in turning small- and medium-sized firms into public companies.· In contrast, medium-sized firms in particular thought the requirement should be aimed specifically at sole practitioners and firms in breach.· Some medium-sized firms will be decentralised and structured by divisions.
a medium-sized business