Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drive down

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables
drive -down
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

Informal

verb

To drive to a location that is south of one's current location.

Informal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

drives down (present, singular) driving down (participle, present) drove down (past) driven down (participle, past) drive something down (alternative) drive it down (alternative)

Antonyms

drive up

Questions

What does drive down mean?
To cause or force a price, quantity, rate, etc. to decrease.

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