plateau
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU
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a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it
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a plateau covering hundreds of miles
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the Colorado Plateau
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a period when something does not increase or advance any further
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After several years of rapid growth, the company is now at a plateau. [=it has stopped growing]
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The price of gas seems to have reached a plateau.
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plateau
/plæˈtoʊ/
verb
plateaus;
plateaued;
plateauing
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plateau
/plæˈtoʊ/
verb
plateaus;
plateaued;
plateauing
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU
[no object]
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to stop growing or increasing
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to reach a plateau
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Sales of computers have plateaued in recent years.
