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单词 sliding scale
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
slid•ing scale /ˈslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl/USA pronunciation  n. [countable]
  1. Businessa system of figuring or adjusting wages or prices according to such factors as the selling price of goods produced, the cost of living, etc.:Health care was on a sliding scale, where the rich pay more and the poor pay less.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
slid′ing scale′, 
    1. Businessa variable scale, esp. of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
    2. Businessa wage scale varying with the selling price of goods produced, the cost of living, or profits.
    3. Businessa price scale, as of medical fees, in which prices vary according to the ability of individuals to pay.
    4. Economics, Businessa tariff scale varying according to changing prices.
    • 1700–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sliding scale n
  1. a variable scale according to which specified wages, tariffs, prices, etc, fluctuate in response to changes in some other factor, standard, or conditions
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