artificially low

Frequency: 8.216.1 per million words

describes something kept at a lower level than is natural, such as prices or interest rates

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Examples (20)

  • The government kept the price of fuel artificially low through subsidies.
  • The government kept prices artificially low to prevent public unrest.
  • Critics argue that the central bank's policies have kept interest rates artificially low for too long.
  • Interest rates were maintained artificially low for an extended period.
  • The company was accused of keeping wages artificially low by outsourcing labor.
  • Some argue that the exchange rate is being held artificially low.
  • If we maintain these artificially low prices, the industry will eventually collapse.
  • His test scores were artificially low due to a lack of sleep.
  • The unemployment figures seem artificially low because they don't count people who have given up looking for work.
  • They feared that a strong currency would make their exports artificially low in price.
  • Stock values were kept artificially low to prevent a hostile takeover.
  • The company reported artificially low profits to avoid higher taxes.
  • For how long can the state sustain these artificially low energy tariffs?
  • Critics claimed the stock's valuation was artificially low because of negative rumors.
  • She managed to keep her expectations artificially low to avoid disappointment.
  • By subsidizing the product, they kept its market price artificially low.
  • The country's currency has been held at an artificially low level to boost exports.
  • The demand for the service remained artificially low due to limited advertising.
  • Because the rent was artificially low, there was a huge waiting list for the apartments.
  • She felt her expectations were artificially low after continuous disappointments.