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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Staff Pick: Menu prices are finally leveling off Multiple restaurant surveys said so, and this week, the consumer-price index confirmed it: Dining out is getting cheaper. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024 Yet Harris’s momentum leveled off, the race tightened and anxieties rose. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024 The big picture: After realizing the upswing in consumer spending would level off post-pandemic, retailers like Walmart and Macy's began paying down debt, rating analysts say. Richard Collings, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024 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 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 15 Jan. 2025.

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