a long piece of wood or paper used for carrying a small flame
Synonyms and related words
Things used for lighting fires and making flames
faggot
firelighter
incendiary
3
economicsa gradual reduction in the amount of new money which is supplied by a central bank in order to aid economic recovery
When Ben Bernanke first floated the idea of the taper, the notion was that the trigger for the taper would be fallingunemployment.
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
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Taper in the financial domain occurs as both a noun and a verb, with the noun tapering also very common as a description of the activity. Like the core sense of the verb, the financial sense of taper can be both transitive or intransitive so that for example we can talk about the central bank deciding to taper or bond purchases being tapered by the central bank.
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taper
noun countable
US /ˈteɪpər/
Other entries for this word
taperverb
taper
taper tantrumnoun
taper off
Word Forms
singular
taper
plural
tapers
DEFINITIONS3
1
a long thin candle
Synonyms and related words
Candles and other lights not using electricity
beacon
candelabra
candle
2
a long piece of wood or paper used for carrying a small flame
Synonyms and related words
Things used for lighting fires and making flames
cord
faggot
fagot
3
economicsa gradual reduction in the amount of new money which is supplied by a central bank in order to aid economic recovery
When Ben Bernanke first floated the idea of the taper, the notion was that the trigger for the taper would be fallingunemployment.
Synonyms and related words
Economy and economics
agronomics
austerity
boom
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Taper in the financial domain occurs as both a noun and a verb, with the noun tapering also very common as a description of the activity. Like the core sense of the verb, the financial sense of taper can be both transitive or intransitive so that for example we can talk about the central bank deciding to taper or bond purchases being tapered by the central bank.
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taper
verb
UK /ˈteɪpə(r)/
Other entries for this word
tapernoun
taper tantrumnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
taper
he/she/it
tapers
present participle
tapering
past tense
tapered
past participle
tapered
DEFINITIONS3
1
intransitive/transitive to gradually become narrower towards one end, or to make something narrower towards one end
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
2
taper
or
taper off
intransitive to gradually become less
Spending has tapered off from £844 million to £557 million.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
decline
3
intransitive/transitive economicsto gradually reduce the amount of new money that a central bank provides in order to aid economic recovery
At the end of a closelywatchedmeeting, the Fed’s policy-setting body chose not to taper.
Synonyms and related words
To invest money
hedge
taper
have skin in the game
taper
verb
US /ˈteɪpər/
Other entries for this word
tapernoun
taper tantrumnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
taper
he/she/it
tapers
present participle
tapering
past tense
tapered
past participle
tapered
DEFINITIONS3
1
intransitive/transitive to gradually become narrower toward one end, or to make something narrower toward one end
Synonyms and related words
To change the width of something
widen
stretch
open out
2
taper
or
taper off
intransitive to gradually become less
Spending has tapered off from $844 million to $557 million.
Synonyms and related words
To become less in size, amount or value
crater
decrease
diminish
3
intransitive/transitive economicsto gradually reduce the amount of new money that a central bank provides in order to aid economic recovery
At the end of a closelywatchedmeeting, the Fed’s policy-setting body chose not to taper.