adjectivesmaller or less high Examplesa lower rate of interest • Sales were lower in December than in November.verbto make something smaller or less expensive Examplesto lower prices to secure a larger market share • Industrialists have asked the bank to lower interest rates."Canadian and European negotiators agreed to a deal under which Canada could keep its quotas but lower its import duties" [Globe and Mail (Toronto)] smaller or less high to make something smaller or less expensive