verb / noun · neutral
plateau
UK/plæˈtəʊ/US/plæˈtoʊ/pla·TEAU
task1speaking
to reach a level at which there is little or no change after a period of increase or decline
Examples
“After rapid growth, sales plateaued for two years.”
“Vaccination rates plateaued despite the campaign.”
“Production plateaued at around 5,000 units per month.”
Band 8 sentence
“After initial rapid expansion, the sector's growth rate plateaued, reflecting market saturation.”
Collocations
- plateau at
- plateaued at
Word family
plateau verbplateau nounplateaued verb (past)
Common mistakes
The rate plateaued on 8%.→The rate plateaued at 8%.
Sales plateau on 2019.→Sales plateaued in 2019.
Say it for a higher band
5stay the same→6level off→7+plateau
Synonyms
level off
stabilize
Easily confused
level off
“After two years of growth, production levels levelled off.”
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