ESCALATION

escalation

(noun) an increase to counteract a perceived discrepancy; “higher wages caused an escalation of prices”; “there was a gradual escalation of hostilities”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

escalation (countable and uncountable, plural escalations)

an increase or rise, especially one to counteract a perceived discrepancy

a deliberate or premeditated increase in the violence or geographic scope of a conflict

(customer support) The reassignment of a difficult customer problem to someone whose job is dedicated to handling such cases.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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