What does steepen mean?
Definitions for steepen
ˈsti pənsteep·en
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word steepen.
Princeton's WordNet
steepenverb
become steeper
"The mountain side has steepened"
steepenverb
make steeper
"The landslides have steepened the mountain sides"
Wiktionary
steepenverb
To make steeper.
steepenverb
To become steeper.
As the way steepened I could detect in the hollow of the hill some traces of the old path. uE000292783uE001 H. Miller.
ChatGPT
steepen
To steepen means to become or make something steeper, sharper, or more pronounced. This term is often used in both physical contexts, such as a hill becoming steeper, and in abstract or figurative contexts, such as the increase in the degree of a cost or the intensification of a situation.
Webster Dictionary
Steepenverb
to become steep or steeper
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of steepen in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of steepen in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of steepen in a Sentence
I suspect there is some potential for that contango to steepen. Particularly as companies are curbing their spendingthat looks to me like a very cheap back end of the curve.
This would have hugely negative consequences for Brazil. It would devalue the currency in a sharp way and ultimately steepen the yield curve.
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