different between downmarket vs hyphen

English

Etymology

down- +? market

Adjective

downmarket (comparative more downmarket, superlative most downmarket)

1. Designed for low-income consumers.
2. Of, or relating to the less prestigious sector of the market.

Adverb

downmarket (comparative more downmarket, superlative most downmarket)

1. Towards the less prestigious sector of the market.

Antonyms

• upmarket

Coordinate terms

• midmarket
• upmarket

Verb

downmarket (third-person singular simple present downmarkets, present participle downmarketing, simple past and past participle downmarketed)

1. To make or become downmarket.
   • 2011, Ricardo Gil Soeiro, Sofia Tavares, Rethinking the Humanities: Paths and Challenges (page 37)

     If there has been a genuine dissemination of a certain degree of readership, of artistic interest and, very notably, of musical awareness and response, there has also been a 'downmarketing', a vulgarization of culture […]

   • 2000, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism (page 147)

     As Rob Plant explained, there is a “downmarketing” process when tourists experience problems with their initial accommodation plans and settle for the next level: for example, from one-star hotel down to backpacker hostel.

English

Etymology

From Late Latin, from Ancient Greek ???? (huphén, “together”), contracted from ??’ ?? (huph’ hén, “under one”), from ??? (hupó, “under”) + ?? (hén, “one”), neuter of ??? (heîs, “one”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?ha?.f?n/
• Rhymes: -a?f?n

Noun

hyphen (plural hyphens)

1. The symbol "?", typically used to join two or more words to form a compound term, or to indicate that a word has been split at the end of a line.
2. (figuratively) Something that links two more consequential things.
3. An enclosed walkway or passage that connects two buildings.
4. Someone who belongs to a marginalized subgroup, and can therefore described by a hyphenated term, such as "German-American", "female-academic", etc.

Usage notes

Because the original symbol "-" (technically the hyphen-minus) covered usages aside from hyphenation there have been additional subsequent symbols created for hyphenation needs. They include the "?" (hyphen), ? (non-breaking hyphen) and the non-visible soft hyphen.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

hyphen (third-person singular simple present hyphens, present participle hyphening, simple past and past participle hyphened)

1. (transitive, dated) To separate or punctuate with a hyphen; to hyphenate.

Conjunction

hyphen

1. Used to emphasize the coordinating function usually indicated by the punctuation "-".

Synonyms

• (used as coordinator): slash, cum

See also

• minus, minus sign
• ? (Hebrew maqaf)
• hyphen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Punctuation

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(mute h)} IPA^(key): /i.f?n/

Noun

hyphen m (plural hyphens)

1. Old symbol with the shape of a curved stroke, formerly used in French instead of the modern hyphen, with the same function.