edge sth down

edge sth down
edge (sth) down/lower
to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »

Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter.

Main Entry: edge

Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • edge sth down/lower — edge (sth) down/lower ► to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • edge sth lower — edge (sth) down/lower ► to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • edge down — edge (sth) down/lower ► to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • edge down/lower — edge (sth) down/lower ► to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

  • edge lower — edge (sth) down/lower ► to get less or lower by a small amount, or to make something do this: »Sales edged down from $1.775 billion to $1.772 billion in the fourth quarter. Main Entry: ↑edge …   Financial and business terms

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  • middle — mid|dle1 W2S1 [ˈmıdl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(centre part)¦ 2¦(time/event)¦ 3¦(scale/range)¦ 4¦(body)¦ 5 be in the middle of (doing) something 6 in the middle of something 7 in the middle of nowhere 8 divide/split something down the middle ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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