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drive down

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.
    idiomatic, informal
  2. To drive to a location that is south of one's current location.
    idiomatic, informal

Equivalents

3 more languages
Češtinastlačit
Latinadepango
Polskizjechaćzjeżdżać

Examples

“The wind chill drives down the temperature.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

drive home drive in drive Irish tandem drive off drive one's pigs to market drive out

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