- sliding scale system
- Fin. système de tarif dégressif
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance. Jean-Daniel Katz. 2010.
sliding scale — ➔ scale * * * sliding scale UK US noun [C, usually singular] TAX, ACCOUNTING, FINANCE ► a system for deciding payments or rates so that they change in relation to particular conditions: »He is considering a sliding scale of fees for wealthier… … Financial and business terms
sliding scale — n [C usually singular] a system for calculating how much you pay for taxes, medical treatment etc, in which the amount that you pay changes according to different conditions on a sliding scale ▪ Fees are calculated on a sliding scale … Dictionary of contemporary English
sliding scale — noun a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost of living index • Hypernyms: ↑wage scale, ↑wage schedule * * * noun, pl ⋯ scales [count] : a system in which the amount that people are required to pay in fees, taxes, etc., changes… … Useful english dictionary
sliding scale — UK [ˌslaɪdɪŋ ˈskeɪl] / US noun [countable] Word forms sliding scale : singular sliding scale plural sliding scales a system of making payments or paying taxes where the amount that you pay changes according to a fixed set of rates The doctor has… … English dictionary
sliding scale — noun Date: 1842 1. a wage scale geared to the selling price of the product or to the consumer price index but usually guaranteeing a minimum below which the wage will not fall 2. a. a system for raising or lowering tariffs in accord with price… … New Collegiate Dictionary
sliding scale — slid|ing scale [ ,slaıdıŋ skeıl ] noun count a system of making payments or paying taxes where the amount you pay changes according to a fixed set of rates: The doctor has a sliding scale of fees based on patients income … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sliding scale — noun (C) a system for paying tax, wages etc in which the rates that you pay vary according to changing conditions … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Scale — A bank that offers to pay different rates of interest on CDs of varying rates is said to post a scale. Commercial paper dealers also post scales. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * scale scale [skeɪl] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] the… … Financial and business terms
scale — Payment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities ( maturity). A bank is said to post a scale. Commercial paper dealers also post scales. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * scale scale [skeɪl] noun 1. [singular, uncountable]… … Financial and business terms
scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… … Combinatory dictionary
scale — scale1 W2S3 [skeıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size/level)¦ 2¦(range)¦ 3¦(for weighing)¦ 4¦(measuring system)¦ 5¦(measuring marks)¦ 6¦(map/model)¦ 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(fish)¦ 9¦(teeth)¦ 10¦(water pipes)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English