1.
to lower, to reduce
To decrease a price, rate, level, or standard.
価格を引き下げる。
Lower the price.
政府は消費税を引き下げた。
The government lowered the consumption tax.
2.
to withdraw, to pull back
To withdraw troops, people, or proposals.
提案を引き下げるしかない。
We have no choice but to withdraw the proposal.
TRANSITIVITY: Transitive (他動詞)
INTRANSITIVE PAIR: 引き下がる (to step back, to withdraw)
ASPECT: 引き下げている can indicate an ongoing price reduction or a state of having reduced something.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 価格を引き下げる (to lower the price)
- 金利を引き下げる (to lower interest rates)
- 税率を引き下げる (to lower the tax rate)
- 水準を引き下げる (to lower the standard)
- 提案を引き下げる (to withdraw a proposal)
ANTONYM: 引き上げる (to raise, to pull up)
NOTE: Often used in business, economic, and political contexts.