phrasal verb · academic
level off
UK/ˈlevəl ɒf/US/ˈlevəl ɔf/LEV·el OFF
to stop increasing or decreasing and stay at a steady level
Examples
“After two months of growth, sales leveled off.”
“The unemployment rate leveled off at 6%.”
“Growth in exports leveled off in the final quarter.”
Band 8 sentence
“After a period of rapid expansion, consumer spending leveled off and showed only modest monthly variation.”
Collocations
- level off at (a figure)
- begin to level off
Word family
Common mistakes
The rate has level off at 4%.→The rate has leveled off at 4%.
Prices leveled on 50 dollars.→Prices leveled off at 50 dollars.
Sales leveled off during a week.→Sales leveled off over the week.
Say it for a higher band
5stop rising→6stabilize→7+level off
Synonyms
plateau
stabilize
Easily confused
plateau
“After a steep rise the index plateaued for several years.”
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