What does "level off" mean?

To stop increasing or decreasing and become stable Used for statistics, prices, growth rates, or any trend that reaches a plateau.

How do you use "level off" in a sentence?

Inflation has finally levelled off. House prices are levelling off. The plane levelled off at 30,000 feet.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To stop increasing or decreasing and become stable

趋于平稳，稳定下来

Estabilizarse, nivelarse

横ばいになる、安定する

안정되다, 횡보하다

Used for statistics, prices, growth rates, or any trend that reaches a plateau.

用于统计数据、价格、增长率或任何达到平台期的趋势。

Se usa para estadísticas, precios, tasas de crecimiento o cualquier tendencia que alcanza una meseta.

統計、価格、成長率、または高原状態に達するあらゆる傾向に使われます。

통계, 가격, 성장률 또는 고원 상태에 도달하는 모든 추세에 사용된다.

Base verb: level

Particle: off

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

Inflation has finally levelled off.
通货膨胀终于趋于平稳
La inflación finalmente se ha estabilizado
インフレがようやく横ばいになった
인플레이션이 마침내 안정되었다.
House prices are levelling off.
房价正在趋于平稳
Los precios de las viviendas se están estabilizando
住宅価格が横ばいになっている
주택 가격이 횡보하고 있다.
The plane levelled off at 30,000 feet.
飞机在3万英尺高度进入平飞
El avión se niveló a 30.000 pies
飛行機は3万フィートで水平飛行に移った
비행기가 3만 피트에서 수평 비행으로 전환했다.

Context: statistics, economics, trends

Tone: analytical

From making something level or flat, stopping vertical movement.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal