Taper

Definition

taper 1 /'teÇpǝ(r)/ v ၁။ ~ (sth) (off) (to sth) သြယ္သည္။ ႐ႉး သည္။ a blade that tapers (off) to a fine point ❍ The trouser legs are slightly tapered. Compare FLARE 2 ၂။ ~ (sth) off ေလ်ာ့သည္။ က်ဆင္းသည္။ The number of applicants for the course has been tapering off recently. ❍ taper off production of an old model. taper 2 /'teÇpǝ(r)/ n ၁။ ေသးသြယ္ေသာဖေယာင္းတိုင္ေလး။ put a taper to the fire to light it. ၂။ (usu sing ) သြယ္ျခင္း။ ႐ႉးျခင္း။ jeans with a slight taper.

Examples

1. Spending has tapered off from £844 million to £557 million.
2. At the end of a closely watched meeting
3. the Fed’s policy-setting body chose not to taper.