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down-market
[ doun-mahr-kit ]
/ ˈdaʊnˌmɑr kɪt /
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adjective
appealing or catering to lower-income consumers; widely affordable or accessible.
adverb
in a down-market way.
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Origin of down-market
First recorded in 1970–75
Words nearby down-market
“Down in the Valley”, downlight, downlink, download, down-low, down-market, down on, down one's alley, down one's neck, down one's nose, down on one's luck
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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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