vertical

vertical
vertical ver‧ti‧cal [ˈvɜːtɪkl ǁ ˈvɜːr-] adjective
1. HUMAN RESOURCES a vertical organization, system etc is one in which decisions and rules are passed on to employees through several different levels of management:

• Our team has abandoned the vertical structure because it didn't let people interact.

• Our goal is to improve vertical communications.

2. vertical restraint/​price-fixing FINANCE methods used by manufacturers to control the price at which their products are sold by other companies:

• Retail price maintenance is a simple example of a vertical restraint.

• a crackdown on vertical price-fixing

— compare flat1

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vertical UK US /ˈvɜːtɪkəl/ adjective
► GRAPHS & CHARTS a vertical line, column, etc. goes straight up or down rather than across: »

The vertical columns of the table were headed with the months of the year.

► HR used to describe the different ranks of managers and workers in an organization: »

The vertical structures of the past are less popular now that decision-making and innovation are encouraged at all operating levels.

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If there are more than five levels of management, the organization is said to be high in vertical differentiation.

► COMMERCE, FINANCE used to describe the different stages of an industrial or commercial process, and the organizations involved: vertical agreement/market/restraint »

Vertical restraints can be used to isolate national markets, particularly where there are price differences between EU Member States.

→ Compare HORIZONTAL(Cf. ↑horizontal)

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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Synonyms:
(to the horizon), ,


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  • vertical — vertical, ale, aux [ vɛrtikal, o ] adj. et n. • 1587; point vertical 1545; bas lat. verticalis, de vertex, verticis « sommet » I ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ Qui suit la direction de la pesanteur, du fil à plomb en un lieu; perpendiculaire à un plan horizontal.… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Vertical — Ver ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith; perpendicularly above one. [1913 Webster] Charity . . . is the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vertical — VERTICÁL, Ă, verticali, e, adj. Care este orientat perpendicular pe un plan orizontal; care are direcţia căderii corpurilor; (sens curent) care este orientat drept (în sus). ♢ Dreaptă verticală = dreaptă care uneşte un punct de pe pământ cu… …   Dicționar Român

  • vertical — vertical, perpendicular, plumb can mean situated at right angles to the plane of the horizon or extending from that plane at such an angle. Vertical suggests a relation to the vertex or topmost point (see APEX 1); it is used most often when the… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • vertical — vertical, ale (vèr ti kal, ka l ) adj. 1°   Qui est placé haut au dessus de la tête, du vertex. •   Lorsque le soleil, au Capricorne, échauffe pendant trois semaines l île de France de ses feux verticaux...., BERN. DE ST PIERRE Paul et Virg..… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Vertical — Vertical, adj. & adv. welches aus dem Latein. verticalis entlehnet ist, scheitelrecht, so wie perpendiculär durch senkrecht gegeben wird. Einen Mörser vertical richten. Daher die Vertical Fläche, welche auf der horizontalen Fläche senkrecht… …   Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart

  • Vertical — Ver ti*cal, n. 1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle. [1913 Webster] {Prime vertical}, {Prime vertical dial}. See under {Prime}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • vertical — (Del lat. verticālis). 1. adj. Geom. Dicho de una recta o de un plano: Que es perpendicular a otra recta o plano horizontal. 2. Que tiene la dirección de una plomada. U. t. c. s. f.) 3. Que, en figuras, dibujos, escritos, impresos, etc., va de la …   Diccionario de la lengua española

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  • vertical — adj. 2 g. 1. Que forma um ângulo reto com o plano do horizonte (ex.: plano vertical). 2. Que está colocado no vértice. 3. Direito, aprumado. 4. Que está organizado segundo um esquema hierárquico (ex.: estruturas verticais de um organismo). • s. f …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

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