level off

verb

leveled off or levelled off; leveling off or levelling off; levels off

intransitive verb

: to approach or reach a steady rate, volume, or amount : stabilize
expect prices to level off

Examples of level off in a Sentence

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After climbing for decades, the percentage of Americans with no religion has leveled off. David Campbell, The Conversation, 1 Apr. 2025 What's next: The decline in Christianity appears to be leveling off, according to Pew. Linh Ta, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025 Similarly, the religiously unaffiliated population, after increasing substantially in recent decades, has leveled off at least temporarily. Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 The initial spike has leveled off, but demand from out-of-state patients remains above pre-ban levels. Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for level off

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of level off was in 1917

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“Level off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/level%20off. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.

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