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keep down
verb
to repress; hold in submission
to restrain or control
he had difficulty keeping his anger down
to cause not to increase or rise
prices were kept down for six months
(intr) not to show oneself to one's opponents; lie low
to cause (food) to stay in the stomach; not vomit
Idioms and Phrases
Hold under control, repress; also, retain food. For example, Keep you voice down , or They vowed to keep down the insurgency , or With morning sickness, she had a hard time keeping down her breakfast . [Late 1500s]
Prevent from increasing or succeeding, as in The government was determined to keep prices down , or Joyce felt that her lack of an advanced degree kept her down in terms of promotions . [Early 1800s]
Example Sentences
Stocks such as Harley haven’t recovered as much as others since April’s market lows, kept down by affordability worries—buying a high-ticket item in a time of dogged inflation and higher interest rates.
As a result, the company had been focusing on improving profits by keeping down costs—including wages—while sales stagnated.
"For businesses, effective competition in general search would help keep down the costs of search advertising, in turn leading to lower prices across the economy," the CMA said.
He was hard to like, hard to defeat and hard to keep down—though players and fans appreciated the results.
“Keeping down prices usually means keeping down labor costs. That is where immigrant labor comes in.”
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