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    tapering
    /ˈteɪp(ə)rɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. becoming thinner or narrower towards one end: "the five tapering fingers of her hand"

    noun

    • 1. the process of gradually lessening or reducing something: "patients should be encouraged to embark on a gradual tapering of dosage"

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  2. adjective [ only before noun ] uk / ˈteɪ.pə.rɪŋ / us / ˈteɪ.pɚ.ɪŋ / Add to word list. becoming gradually narrower at one end: long, tapering fingers. The roof is held up by 11 tapering concrete columns. See. taper. Fewer examples. The tapering steel columns that support the glass curtain wall are perforated with hexagons.

  3. Jul 27, 2022 · Tapering is the reversal of quantitative easing policies, implemented by a central bank and intended to stimulate economic growth. Tapering refers specifically to the reduction of...

  4. Tapering is the incremental reversal of a central bank's quantitative easing strategy designed to boost economic growth. As with most, if not all, economic stimulus measures, they're supposed to be unwound until policymakers are assured that the desired outcome has been achieved, usually self-sustaining economic growth.

  5. Apr 4, 2024 · Tapering is the central banks reduction or gradual scaling back of monetary policy stimulus or asset purchase program. It aims to decrease the pace of economic growth and prevent inflationary pressures. When a central bank employs this process, it reverses its ongoing quantitative easing programs.

  6. Tapering is a term used in finance to describe a reduction of monetary stimulus provided by central authorities to the capital markets. Understanding Tapering.

  7. to become gradually narrower at one end, or to make something do this: The cave tapered to a narrow passageway. Taper your brows slightly at the end. The table was mounted on slender, tapering legs. Fewer examples. The creature had a cone-shaped body covered with loose, shaggy hair, tapering to a small head.

  8. noun. the act of gradually lowering the size or amount. “the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose” see more. adjective. becoming gradually narrower. “long tapering fingers” synonyms: narrowing, tapered. narrow. not wide. adjective. gradually decreasing until little remains. synonyms: dwindling, tapering off. decreasing.

  9. Dec 11, 2023 · Tapering is the reversal of the Fed's bond purchasing program, known as quantitative easing, or QE, which involves purchasing fixed-income securities such as Treasurys,...

  10. Dec 4, 2016 · The meaning of TAPER is to become progressively smaller toward one end. How to use taper in a sentence. to become progressively smaller toward one end; to diminish gradually; to cause to taper…

  11. What is tapering? Tapering is the gradual slowing of the pace of the Federal Reserves large-scale asset purchases. Tapering does not refer to an outright reduction of...