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level off

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level something off
to make something level or smooth. You are going to have to level the floor off before you put the carpet down. Please level off the floor.
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level off

[for variation or fluctuation in the motion of something] to diminish; [for a rate] to stop increasing or decreasing. The plane leveled off at 10,000 feet. After a while the workload will level off. Things will level off after we get through the end of the month.
See also: level

level off
to stop increasing or being reduced The price of gas has finally leveled off after going up for several months. Television ratings had leveled off and then dropped slightly.
See also: level


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``It could level off sometime this summer, and I think the level off scenario is more likely right now.
Following growth rates of 6-8% for butyl rubber over the past few years, Lanxess predicts that the global increase in demand will level off between 3-4% a year in the medium-term.
I expect a few of these increases to level off as the housing market cools, but most are tied to strong U.
 
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