downscale
adjective
USdisapprovinguk/ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/us/ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/(UKdownmarket)lowinqualityandcheapinprice;relatingto orintendedforpeoplewho arepooror noteducated:
低档的,低端的,价廉质次的a downscaletabloidnewspaper面向低收入人群的通俗小报
Opposite
upscale
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- apology
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- awfulness
- badness
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- shite
- tacky
- tawdriness
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- wretched
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Costing little or no money
downscale
adverb
USdisapprovinguk/ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/us/ˈdaʊn.skeɪl/(UKdownmarket)to alowerqualityandprice; to alowersocialclassorincome:
Therestauranthad twochoices-godownscale orclosefor good.
- Withfinediningon thewane, thechefisbendingwith thetimesand goingslightlymore downscale.
- How many arepreparedtosellthemansion,loadtheirpossessions into thetrunkof anoldVolvo, andheaddownscale to a moremodestlifestyle?
- We'rewillingto go downscale. We'llworkfor less.
Not of good quality
- a miserable, poor, etc. excuse forsomethingidiom
- apology
- appallingly
- atrocious
- atrociously
- awfully
- awfulness
- badness
- inadequacy
- inadequate
- inadequately
- janky
- shite
- tacky
- tawdriness
- tawdry
- thinness
- third-class
- third-rate
- wretched
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Costing little or no money