notch
noun/nɒtʃ/
/nɑːtʃ/
- a level on a scale, often marking quality or achievement
- The quality of the food here has dropped a notch recently.
- My spirits lifted a few notches when I heard the news.
- They've dropped their prices a notch or two.
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- a V-shape or a circle cut in an edge or a surface, sometimes used to keep a record of something
- For each day he spent on the island, he cut a new notch in his stick.
Extra Examples- It's too low—move it up another notch.
- The handle fits into a notch on the side of the box.
- each of a series of holes, for example in a belt
- She tightened her belt an extra notch.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from Anglo-Norman French noche, variant of Old French osche, of unknown origin.
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