Meaning & use
mid-range
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Meanings
adjectivebefore a noun
Of a product or price, neither the cheapest nor the most expensive, but in the middle of a range.
Grammar: Usually comes before a noun: 'a mid-range hotel'; it can also follow 'be': 'The hotel is mid-range.'
Patterns
- a mid-range product
- mid-range prices
- be priced mid-range
They bought a mid-range laptop that was good enough for schoolwork.
The restaurant is mid-range, so we can afford it for a birthday dinner.
Mid-range phones now have cameras that were once found only in expensive models.
adjectivebefore a noun
In the middle part of a range of sizes, levels or abilities.
Grammar: Used before nouns such as 'model', 'option' or 'performer'.
Patterns
- a mid-range model
- mid-range performance
She chose the mid-range option between the basic and premium plans.
The team is full of solid mid-range players rather than stars.
nounsingular
The middle section of a range of products, prices or sounds.
Grammar: Usually singular and used with 'the': 'the mid-range'.
Patterns
- the mid-range of something
- in the mid-range
Their new speaker sits in the mid-range of the market.
Sales were strongest in the mid-range.
Common combinations
- mid-range price
- The mid-range price made the phone popular with students.
- mid-range model
- The mid-range model sells better than the flagship.
- mid-range hotel
- We stayed in a clean mid-range hotel near the station.
- mid-range performance
- The car offers mid-range performance at a fair cost.
- priced in the mid-range
- Most of their furniture is priced in the mid-range.
Synonyms and how they differ
- moderate
- Describes something neither extreme nor excessive; 'mid-range' specifically places it in the middle of a product or price range.
- middle-of-the-road
- Often suggests something safe and unexciting; 'mid-range' is more neutral and mainly about price or level.
- standard
- Means ordinary or usual; 'mid-range' contrasts with both cheaper and more expensive options.
Opposites
Word family
- range noun
- The set of different levels or prices that something can fall between.
- mid-market adjective
- Similar in business use, describing the middle section of a market.
Commonly confused: mid-range or middle range? mid-range or mid-sized?
mid-range vs middle range
'Middle range' is possible but much less common; the usual fixed form is the hyphenated 'mid-range'.
mid-range vs mid-sized
'Mid-sized' describes physical size, while 'mid-range' describes position in a price or quality range.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'mid-range' correctly?
Choose one answer.
As an adjective before a noun, 'mid-range' fits directly before 'hotel'. Option 0 wrongly puts 'price' between the adjective and the noun, option 2 puts the adjective after the noun, and option 3 invents a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “mid-range”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.