引き下げる
Meanings
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
1. to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to reduce; to cut
2. to demote
3. to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon
4. to withdraw (troops, etc.); to pull back; to move back
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ひきさげる
Examples3
米国
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates.
連邦
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
日銀
The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.