stave sth off

— Phrasal Verb with stave

/steɪv/ verb

Definition

› to stop something bad from happening, or to keep an unwanted situation or person away, usually temporarily: We were hoping to stave off these difficult decisions until September.

(Definition of stave sth off from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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