phrasal verb · neutral
level off
UK/ˈlevəl ˈɒf/US/ˈlevəl ˈɔf/LEV·el OFF
task1
to stop rising or falling and stay at the same level
Examples
“After two quarters of growth, sales levelled off.”
“The curve rises sharply and then levels off around month six.”
“Investment inflows levelled off following the announcement.”
Band 8 sentence
“After an initial surge, the export volume levelled off, showing no further growth for three seasons.”
Collocations
- level off at
- level off around
- begin to level off
Word family
level off phrasal verblevelled off / leveled off pastlevelling off / leveling off noun
Common mistakes
leveled off to 10%→levelled off at 10%
the rate level off→the rate levelled off
Say it for a higher band
5stopped changing→6leveled out→7+level off
Synonyms
stabilize
Easily confused
stabilize
“After a period of decline the market stabilized and confidence returned.”
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