Plateau Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU

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1

:

a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it

• a plateau covering hundreds of miles
• the Colorado Plateau

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2

:

a period when something does not increase or advance any further

• After several years of rapid growth, the company is now at a plateau. [=it has stopped growing]
• The price of gas seems to have reached a plateau.

Britannica Dictionary definition of PLATEAU

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to stop growing or increasing

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to reach a plateau

• Sales of computers have plateaued in recent years.