keep down

verb

kept down; keeping down; keeps down

transitive verb

1
: to keep in control
keep expenses down
2
: to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding

Examples of keep down in a Sentence

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Companies and other organizations are helping to keep down your transportation costs on trips to the polls on Election Day. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024 Individuals experiencing severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea or who are unable to keep down fluids should seek medical attention. Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for keep down 

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of keep down was in 1548

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“Keep down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20down. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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