🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

안정되다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anjeongdoeda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Level-off/ˈlev.əl ɒf/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"물가가 곧 안정될 것으로 보입니다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To rise or fall to a certain point and then remain steady without further significant increase or decrease.

    "Sales are expected to level off after the holiday shopping season."
  2. 2

    In aviation, to adjust an aircraft's attitude so that it flies horizontally at a constant altitude.

    "The pilot instructed the crew to level off at thirty thousand feet."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'level' (from Old French 'level' and Latin 'libella', meaning a small balance or plumb line) combined with the adverbial particle 'off'. Originally prominent in aviation during the early 20th century to describe an aircraft maintaining a constant altitude, the term later expanded metaphorically into general economics and statistics to signify stabilization after a period of fluctuation or growth.

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