level
Definition
noun
the position of something compared to others
Exampleslow levels of productivity or low productivity levels • to raise the level of employee benefits • to lower the level of borrowings
verb
"...figures from the Fed on industrial production for April show a decline to levels last seen in June 1984" [Sunday Times]
"...applications for mortgages are running at a high level" [Times]
"...employers having got their staff back up to a reasonable level are waiting until the scope for overtime working is exhausted before hiring" [Sydney Morning Herald]
