decrease; float downward; go down
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
(of prices, interest rates, wages, etc.) to decrease; to float downward; to go down
Primarily used in economic, financial, and business contexts to describe a quantitative decrease or downward adjustment of numerical values such as prices, interest rates, or salaries.
Bàn办
gōng公
yòng用
fáng房
zū租
jīn金
xià下
fú浮
le了
bǎi百
fēn分
zhī之
wǔ五
。
Office rental rates have decreased by five percent.
Yín银
háng行
lì利
lǜ率
xià下
fú浮
yī一
gè个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The bank interest rate has gone down by one percentage point.
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Wèi为
le了
xī吸
yǐn引
kè客
hù户
，
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
xià下
fú浮
chǎn产
pǐn品
jià价
gé格
。
To attract customers, the company decided to lower product prices.
Gāi该
dì地
qū区
píng平
jūn均
gōng工
zī资
xià下
fú浮
le了
sān三
gè个
bǎi百
fēn分
diǎn点
。
The average wage in that region has dropped by three percentage points.