Sliding Scale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a variable scale, especially of industrial costs, as wages, that may be adapted to changes in demand.
  2. a wage scale varying with the selling price of goods produced, the cost of living, or profits.
  3. a price scale, as of medical fees, in which prices vary according to the ability of individuals to pay.
  4. a tariff scale varying according to changing prices.
noun
  1. a variable scale according to which specified wages, tariffs, prices, etc, fluctuate in response to changes in some other factor, standard, or conditions
Sliding Scale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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