level off

verb

leveled off or levelled off; leveling off or levelling off; levels off

intransitive verb

: to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount : stabilize
expect prices to level off

Examples of level off in a Sentence

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There is a high chance that the pressure on the bond market will start to level off when the new president comes into the White House. Reza Ghazi, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 And menu prices at restaurants are finally leveling off. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 In recent decades, women’s labor force participation has leveled off, men and women remain concentrated into different occupations, and women continue to shoulder significantly more housework and childcare than men. Marianne Cooper, Harvard Business Review, 1 Nov. 2024 San Francisco, San Jose, Los Angeles and Long Beach all saw crime level off in 2023 from previous highs. Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for level off 

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of level off was in 1917

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“Level off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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