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Definition of taper off phrasal verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

taper off

phrasal verb
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taper off
  1. to become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc.
    • The number of applicants for teaching posts has tapered off.
taper something off
  1. to make something become gradually less in number, amount, degree, etc.
    • They are gradually tapering off production of the older models.
See taper off in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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