keep down
verb
kept down; keeping down; keeps down
1
: to keep in control
keep expenses down
2
: to prevent from growing, advancing, or succeeding
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Companies and other organizations are helping to keep down your transportation costs on trips to the polls on Election Day.
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Individuals experiencing severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea or who are unable to keep down fluids should seek medical attention.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
But the change has come at a price for others — it’s contributed to rising drug plan premiums that the government has tried to keep down by paying insurers billions of dollars from the Medicare trust fund.
—Fatima Hussein and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the Fox and Foxtel partnership is the latest sign U.S. and international TV groups are working together to help keep down content costs and create a more sustainable business model for the TV industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
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Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
Individuals experiencing severe abdominal cramping and bloody diarrhea or who are unable to keep down fluids should seek medical attention.
—Katia Hetter, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
But the change has come at a price for others — it’s contributed to rising drug plan premiums that the government has tried to keep down by paying insurers billions of dollars from the Medicare trust fund.
—Fatima Hussein and Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
In addition, the Fox and Foxtel partnership is the latest sign U.S. and international TV groups are working together to help keep down content costs and create a more sustainable business model for the TV industry.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024
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“Keep down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/keep%20down. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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