downward adjustment
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to lower; to reduce; to cut down
neutralOften used in economic, financial, or policy contexts to describe a deliberate reduction in prices, interest rates, taxes, production targets, etc.
Yāng央
háng行
jué决
dìng定
xià下
tiáo调
cún存
kuǎn款
zhǔn准
bèi备
jīn金
lǜ率
。
The central bank decided to cut the reserve requirement ratio.
Zhè这
jiā家
qì汽
chē车
zhì制
zào造
shāng商
xuān宣
bù布
xià下
tiáo调
quán全
nián年
chǎn产
liàng量
mù目
biāo标
。
This automaker announced a downward revision of its annual production target.
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Wèi为
cì刺
jī激
xiāo消
fèi费
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
xià下
tiáo调
le了
bù部
fèn分
shāng商
pǐn品
de的
jìn进
kǒu口
guān关
shuì税
。
To stimulate consumption, the government lowered import tariffs on some goods.