"downmarket" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more downmarket [comparative], most downmarket [superlative]
Etymology: down- + market Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|market}} down- + market Head templates: {{en-adj}} downmarket (comparative more downmarket, superlative most downmarket)
  1. Designed for low-income consumers.
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-adj-wNzIxk-Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English hybridisms, English terms prefixed with down- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 22 27 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 43 20 26 11 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 51 17 21 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 34 20 22 23
  2. Of, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market.
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-adj-uTkPd56L

Adverb

Forms: more downmarket [comparative], most downmarket [superlative]
Etymology: down- + market Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|market}} down- + market Head templates: {{en-adv}} downmarket (comparative more downmarket, superlative most downmarket)
  1. Towards the less prestigious sector of the market. Coordinate_terms: midmarket, upmarket
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-adv-TU4r1sx7

Verb

Forms: downmarkets [present, singular, third-person], downmarketing [participle, present], downmarketed [participle, past], downmarketed [past]
Etymology: down- + market Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|down|market}} down- + market Head templates: {{en-verb}} downmarket (third-person singular simple present downmarkets, present participle downmarketing, simple past and past participle downmarketed)
  1. (transitive) To render or become downmarket. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-verb-Z7NQXO1e

Inflected forms

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