- in a way that is steady and does not change or shake
- In trading today the dollar held steady against the yen.
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyb2- Share prices have held steady over the last few days.
- Inflation seems to be holding steady.
Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘unwavering, without deviation’): from stead + -y. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent.Want to learn more?
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Idioms
See steady in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarygo steady (with somebody)
- (old-fashioned, informal) to have a romantic or sexual relationship with somebody, in which you see the other person regularly
- They’ve been going steady for a year now.
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