medium-sized

[mee-dee-uhm-sahyzd]

adjective

1. neither very large nor very small.

   a medium-sized house.

Word History and Origins

Origin of medium-sized¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

Two-thirds of last year’s cosmetics exports came from small and medium-sized firms like Blup, according to the Korea International Trade Assn.

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It also operates the largest supply chain in the U.K. automotive sector, much of it made up of small- and medium-sized enterprises, and employing around 120,000 people, according to the government.

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But embattled medium-sized European companies will take any win they can.

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"I think the government should be helping employers, a lot of them are small or medium-sized businesses, they have overheads and insurance to pay for," Ms Marks told BBC News NI.

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There are growing concerns many of JLR's suppliers, small and medium-sized firms, do not have the resources to cope with an extended interruption to business and subsequent losses.

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