steepen
pronunciation
How to pronounce steepen in British English:
UK [ˈsti:pən]
How to pronounce steepen in American English:
US [ˈstipən]
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- Verb:
- become steeper
- make steeper
Word Origin
- steepen (v.)
- 1847, from steep (adj.) + -en (1). Related: Steepened; steepening.
Example
- 1. We expect yield curves to steepen significantly over the medium term .
- 2. As we got nearer to the mountains , the road began to steepen .
- 3. Foreign investors would demand higher returns for holding us assets , causing bond yields to steepen .
- 4. Central banks could raise short-term interest rates or they could steepen the yield curve by selling longer-dated assets from their balance-sheets .
- 5. China is now balancing the need to deleverage and ease its economic growth to stop certain sectors , such as property , from overheating , without causing the slowdown in manufacturing to steepen .