keep down
verb
kept down; keeping down; keeps down
1
: to keep in control
keep expenses down
2
: to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding
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But the change has come at a price for others — it’s contributed to rising drug plan premiums that the government has tried to keep down by paying insurers billions of dollars from the Medicare trust fund.
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Fatima Hussein and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the Fox and Foxtel partnership is the latest sign U.S. and international TV groups are working together to help keep down content costs and create a more sustainable business model for the TV industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
The hospital would be tuned into its location in other ways as well: reflective glass would keep down electricity costs, a mosque would operate alongside the wards, and the mission would appeal to Cairo’s diverse citizens—to treat and cure regardless of faith, race, or ability to pay.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
Some would allow for cheap fuel but would increase the cost of vehicles; others would be able to keep down the cost of both.
—Gal Luft, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Fatima Hussein and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the Fox and Foxtel partnership is the latest sign U.S. and international TV groups are working together to help keep down content costs and create a more sustainable business model for the TV industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
The hospital would be tuned into its location in other ways as well: reflective glass would keep down electricity costs, a mosque would operate alongside the wards, and the mission would appeal to Cairo’s diverse citizens—to treat and cure regardless of faith, race, or ability to pay.
—Sushrut Jangi, Foreign Affairs, 7 Dec. 2014
Some would allow for cheap fuel but would increase the cost of vehicles; others would be able to keep down the cost of both.
—Gal Luft, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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“Keep down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20down. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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