Meanings of have a dampening in English

The recent drop in oil price in particular is already beginning to have a dampening impact on consumer price indices.

BOCWATCH Scotia Capital economist Derek Holt said the need to qualify for a five-year fixed-rate mortgage will have a dampening effect.

While higher oil prices would benefit energy companies, they would have a dampening effect on economic growth over a longer time horizon.

If the FPC were to say you should raise the fees that would make mortgages more expensive and obviously have a dampening effect.

The Asian crisis was continuing to have a dampening effect on the Smurfit share price, the chairman of the group, Dr Michael Smurfit, said yesterday.

Though privately funded research continues, the ban had a dampening and distorting effect.

I imagine that has a dampening effect on morale.

Papua New Guinea's new cyber-crime laws are already having a dampening effect on social media in the country.

Another is that rising inflation has made individuals feel worse off and is having a dampening effect on the housing market.

A small fall in food prices in the March quarter and a higher-than-expected New Zealand dollar are having a dampening effect on inflation.