phrasal verb · formal
level off
UK/ˈlevəl ɒf/US/ˈlevəl ɔːf/LEV·el off
task1
to stop rising or falling and remain at a steady level
Examples
“After the initial surge, membership numbers leveled off.”
“Inflation rose for months before finally leveling off.”
“Car sales leveled off after several months of growth.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following a period of rapid expansion, new user sign-ups levelled off at approximately 12,000 per month and have remained stable since.”
Collocations
- level off at (a figure)
- level off after (a period)
Word family
levelled off / leveled off verb (past)levelling off / leveling off noun/verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
leveled on 1,000→leveled off at 1,000
the figures levelled→the figures levelled off
Say it for a higher band
5stop changing→6stabilize→7+level off
Synonyms
stabilize
Easily confused
stabilize
“After the policy change, the economy began to stabilize.”
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