"downmarket" meaning in English

See downmarket in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more downmarket [comparative], most downmarket [superlative]
Etymology: From 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 hybridisms, English terms prefixed with down-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 9 10 15 Disambiguation of English hybridisms: 75 5 7 13 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with down-: 42 16 16 27 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 7 9 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 4 4 8
  2. Of, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market.
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-adj-uTkPd56L
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: down and out, down at heel

Adverb

Forms: more downmarket [comparative], most downmarket [superlative]
Etymology: From 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.
    Sense id: en-downmarket-en-adv-TU4r1sx7

Verb

Forms: downmarkets [present, singular, third-person], downmarketing [participle, present], downmarketed [participle, past], downmarketed [past]
Etymology: From 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-Ba4cPa9o

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