Meaning of “large-scale” in the English Dictionary

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"large-scale" in English

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large-scaleadjective

/ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/ us ​ /ˌlɑːrdʒˈskeɪl/

(Definition of “large-scale” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"large-scale" in American English

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large-scaleadjective

us ​ /ˈlɑrdʒˌskeɪl/

› involving many people or things, or happening over a large area:

We must improve our response to large-scale natural disasters.

(Definition of “large-scale” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

"large-scale" in Business English

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large-scaleadjective [ before noun ]

uk ​ /ˌlɑːdʒˈskeɪl/ us ​

› involving a lot of people, things, or activity, or happening over a large area:

They have announced large-scale changes in the organization.
After the development phase, the company hopes to move into large-scale production fairly soon.
large-scale redundancies/job cuts/layoffs

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(Definition of “large-scale” from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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