sliding scale
noun
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 changes
b
: a flexible scale (as of fees or subsidies) adjusted to the needs or income of individuals
the sliding scale of medical fees
Examples of sliding scale in a Sentence
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Or the state could make a sliding scale based on what percentage of instruction happens in-person.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
When: 8:30 to 11 p.m. Friday Where: Latinx With Plants, 2208 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles
Admission: $5-$10 sliding scale admission; no one turned away for lack of funds.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
So at least for 2024, customers shouldn't expect changes in digital display or sliding scale pricing.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Patients pay on a sliding scale depending upon their income, but most visits, including urgent care visits, are $40 or less.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
People qualified for subsidies on a sliding scale based on income, with the remaining premiums sometimes prohibitively expensive.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
The subsides are calculated on a sliding scale based on income.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Subsidies are set on a sliding scale based on household income.
—Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
The platform allows for Americans to purchase health insurance on a sliding scale based on their income.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
When: 8:30 to 11 p.m. Friday Where: Latinx With Plants, 2208 E. Cesar Chavez Ave., Los Angeles
Admission: $5-$10 sliding scale admission; no one turned away for lack of funds.
—Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
So at least for 2024, customers shouldn't expect changes in digital display or sliding scale pricing.
—The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
Patients pay on a sliding scale depending upon their income, but most visits, including urgent care visits, are $40 or less.
—Carolyn Barber, Fortune, 29 Feb. 2024
People qualified for subsidies on a sliding scale based on income, with the remaining premiums sometimes prohibitively expensive.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
The subsides are calculated on a sliding scale based on income.
—Noah Weiland, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
Subsidies are set on a sliding scale based on household income.
—Martha Ross, Hartford Courant, 17 Jan. 2024
The platform allows for Americans to purchase health insurance on a sliding scale based on their income.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 11 Jan. 2024
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“Sliding scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sliding%20scale. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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