What does 引き下げる mean in Japanese?

to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.), to bring down, to reduce, to cut, to demote, to withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.)

引き下げる (Hikisageru) — to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.) · Japanese Dictionary

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引き下げる (Hikisageru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.), to bring down, to reduce, to cut”.

ichidan verb, transitive verbto lower (a price, tax, standard, etc.); to bring down; to reduce; to cut
ichidan verb, transitive verbto demote
ichidan verb, transitive verbto withdraw (a proposal, request, etc.); to abandon
ichidan verb, transitive verbto withdraw (troops, etc.); to pull back; to move back

米国連邦準備銀行は金利を引き下げました。
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates.
日銀は公定歩合を０．５％引き下げ、４．５％とした。
The Bank of Japan lowered its discount rate by half a percentage point Monday, bringing the key lending rate to 4.5%.
連邦準備制度は公定歩合を１８年間で最低の水準に引き下げた。
The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.

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