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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Similarly, the religiously unaffiliated population, after increasing substantially in recent decades, has leveled off at least temporarily. Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The initial spike has leveled off, but demand from out-of-state patients remains above pre-ban levels. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 And the number of religiously unaffiliated Americans, which had grown steadily for years, has also leveled off. Ruth Graham, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2025 Over the last few years, LGBTQ identification among U.S. adults leveled off, at 7.6% in 2023, up only slightly from 7.2% in 2022. Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 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 30 Mar. 2025.

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