flatten off/out
— phrasal verb with flatten uk/ˈflætən/usverb [ I or T ]
to stop rising or falling, and stay at the same level:
If the housing market continues to flatten out or even decline, we're in for some tough times.
prices/revenues/sales flatten off/out A fall in house prices is unlikely; prices are more likely to flatten off.
flattening out
noun [ S ]
There's been a flattening out of profit in Australia, and the bad debts expenses were higher than expected.