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Bookmark or Share- RATCHET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionarysomething that makes a situation change or develop in one direction only, for example by being able to rise but not fall or the other way round: Presidential power often acts like a one-way ratchet: It can be increased far more easily than it can be reduced. A price ratchet means that prices do not move downward but are free to move up.
- Ratchet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of RATCHET is a mechanism that consists of a bar or wheel having inclined teeth into which a pawl drops so that motion can be imparted to the wheel or bar, governed, or prevented and that is used in a hand tool (such as a wrench or screwdriver) to allow effective motion in one direction only.
- RATCHETING | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionaryadjective. uk / ˈrætʃɪtɪŋ / us. Add to word list. ratcheting costs, levels, etc. are increasing: Reduced demand and ratcheting costs are forcing many small businesses to close. (Definition of ratcheting from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ratcheting. ratcheting.
- Meaning of ratchet something up/down in English - Cambridge Dictionaryto increase / reduce something over a period of time: The debate should ratchet up awareness of the problem among members of the general public. The government was accused of ratcheting up pressure on the health services. Costs have been ratcheted down by as much as 50 percent since 1999. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
- RATCHET Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.comverb. to operate using a ratchet. usually foll byup or down to increase or decrease, esp irreversibly. electricity prices will ratchet up this year. Hitchcock ratchets up the tension once again.
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