step-down
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4.6
- noun
- /ˈstɛpˌdaʊn/
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reducción
- The pay is generous and the benefits are unbelievably good, but I still can't help occasionally feeling it was a step down in many ways.
- step-down takes
- the next step down
- one step down
Examples
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Truthfully, it's a step down from what we'd like to use if we had a bit more to spend, but a budgets a budget.
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It's really a step down, and a cut in salary of almost 5000 per year.
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It's still OK, but it was kind of disappointing to see such a step down coming from its cheaper sibling.
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While she said the positions she can offer someone might be a step down in pay, it is not necessarily a step down in job skills and titles held previously by the applicant.
Blog text (21) -
Moving from a house that was in the top 20% in value (where we live) to a place that rents for $800/month was a huge step down; however, it's allowing us to pay off the remainder of our small debts and achieve a debt-free lifestyle before moving on!
Blog text (25) -
For example, Philadelphia jail psychiatric services include a 64-bed inpatient unit, a 50-bed step-down unit (an intermediate facility between an inpatient unit and the general population), and outpatient services.
Academic text (1995) -
After receiving a lower rank at work, she realized it was a difficult step down in her career.
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The restaurant offered a smaller menu with lower prices, representing a significant step down from their previous offerings.
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When the team lost their star player, it was evident that their performance was a step down from last season.
Synonyms
451
3.2
A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price
84
2.2
A drop in amount or number
11
3.9
A move of someone to a lower job rank at work
10
3.9
A sudden decrease in amount, quality or rate
7
3.2
A decrease in size, amount, or value
5
5.1
A decrease in size, amount, or value
5
7.9
A decrease in size, amount, or importance
4
3.8
A decrease in amount, size, or strength
4
6.7
A decrease in size, strength or importance
2
4.0
A drop in the number or amount of something
2
7.2
A drop to a lower or less good position than before
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7.7
A small reduction in an amount or number
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5.2
A slow decrease in size, number, or strength
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5.5
Becoming smaller or less over time until almost gone
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5.1
A period when something gets worse
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4.2
A drop to a lower level in power, care, or service
To make something less in amount, value, or level
A slow reduction in size or amount done in stages
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Morphology
Etymology
Step-down comes from the simple parts step and down, like taking a lower step on a staircase where down means 'lower'. So a step-down is an act of making something smaller, lower, or of a lower rank.