1
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.);to be less than;to be lower than;to fall just short of;to be just under
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上回る (うわまわる)
日本の１９９８年末の金・外貨準備高は６８９億ドルで、１年前の７７０億ドルを下回った。
Japan's gold and foreign exchange reserves stood at $68.9 billion at the end of 1998, down from $77.0 billion a year earlier.
Other forms
下廻る 【したまわる】 (rarely used kanji form)