tapering
B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister
Medicine noun
The stepwise reduction of a medicine's dose before stopping it, to avoid withdrawal effects or rebound symptoms.
Abruptly stopping the steroid is unsafe, so we've drawn up a tapering schedule for the patient to follow.
Business noun
The gradual reduction of a central bank's asset purchases.
Bond yields spiked once the bank confirmed that tapering of its purchases would begin in the autumn.
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