| 单词 | differential |
| 释义 | differential differential // noun, adjective
■ noun [C]
DUTY DIFFERENTIAL, EARNINGS DIFFERENTIAL, WAGE DIFFERENTIAL
a difference in the amount, value or size of sth, especially the difference in rates of pay for people doing different work in the same industry or profession: They found that the differential between men's and women's pay has narrowed slightly. the interest rate differential between the US and the eurozone a differential in prices
❖ to create/increase/narrow/reduce/widen a differential ◆ income/pay differentials ◆ interest rate/price differentials
■ adjective [only before noun]
that treats different people or things differently; not equal: The tax is unfair in its differential effect on large and small businesses. Unions are objecting to differential pay levels for similar skills. Their policy of differential pricing (= supplying the same product to different markets at different prices) means poorer countries can also afford the medicines. |
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