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level off

phrasal verb with level
 
 
/ˈlev.əl/ verb [T] (-ll- or US usually -l-)

Definition

If a rate or amount levels off, it stops rising or falling and stays at the same level: House prices now seem to be levelling off after the steep rises of the last few years. Unemployment rose to ten percent and then levelled off.Keeping and staying the sameNot able to be changed
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