drive down
Force prices lower
Drive down means to reduce or lower something through sustained effort or pressure.
Prices, costs, wages, and rates are commonly driven down: Competition from overseas manufacturers has driven down prices.
The phrase implies a deliberate force pushing something to a lower level, often over time.
Separately, to drive down is simply to travel somewhere by driving: We drove down to the coast for the weekend.
- lowerReduce or move downward
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- suppressForcibly put an end to
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- curtailTo cut short
minimize · slash · price out of the market · brake · steer · behind the wheel · road trip · scenic route · navigate · accelerate · take a spin · hit the road · trim · commute · fall · diminish · drop · descend