dropback

[ drop-bak ]

noun
  1. a lowering, as of prices or standards, especially to a previous level: Auto manufacturers requested a dropback in emissions standards.

Origin of dropback

1
Noun use of verb phrase drop back

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Other Idioms and Phrases with dropback

dropback

Step back, retreat. For example, When it was time for a group picture, Mary dropped back.

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