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Level off

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˌlevəl ˈɔːf/phrasal verbAdvanced term

In business english, level off means: To stop rising or falling and stay at about the same level; used when describing figures on a graph.

In Turkish: yatay seyretmek, sabitlenmek, dengelenmek

How it is used

A key verb for describing trends in presentations and reports, usually after a rise or fall: 'Sales rose sharply and then levelled off'. Similar phrases: 'flatten out', 'stabilize', 'remain steady'.

Example sentences

  1. Costs went up in the first half of the year but have levelled off since July.

  2. We expect demand to level off once the summer season is over.

Common collocations

  • level off at
  • begin to level off
  • sales levelled off
  • prices level off
  • trendThe general direction in which something is changing or developing over time, such as sales, prices or customer behaviour.
  • chartA picture that shows numbers or information in a visual way, such as a bar chart, a pie chart or a line chart.
  • figuresNumbers that show amounts, results or statistics, especially official numbers about sales, costs or performance.
  • forecastA statement of what is expected to happen in the future, especially to sales, costs or demand, based on current data and trends.

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