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 Definitions of step-down  [ˈstɛpˌdɔ tər]  

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Definition of 'step-down' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) step-down
serving to decrease voltage:
a step-down transformer.

2. (n.) step-down
a decrease or reduction in rate or quantity.

Etymology:  (1890–95)

Definition of 'step-down' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
the act of decreasing or reducing something

2. (verb) leave office, quit, step down, resign
give up or retire from a position
"The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

3. (verb) de-escalate, weaken, step down
reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of
"de-escalate a crisis"



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