down-market
[ doun-mahr-kit ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌmɑr kɪt /
adjective
appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
adverb
in a down-market way.
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Nearby words
down-bow, down-easter, down-hearted, down-home, down-low, down-market, down-the-line, down-to-earth, downbeat, downburst, downcast
Origin of down-market
First recorded in 1970–75
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British Dictionary definitions for down-market
down-market
adjective
relating to commercial products, services, etc, that are cheap, have little prestige, or are poor in quality
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