decline

decline: ▪ I. decline de‧cline ¹ [dɪˈklaɪn] verb [intransitive]

1. COMMERCE if an industry or country declines, it becomes less profitable, productive, wealthy etc:

• This type of business is a declining sector of the UK.

2. COMMERCE MARKETING if sales, profits, production etc decline, they become less:

• Car sales have declined by a quarter.

• As profitability declines, people have started to leave farming.

[m0] ▪ II. decline decline ² noun [countable, uncountable]

1. when sales, profits, production etc become less:

• Exports had collapsed, causing a sharp decline in national income.

• The increase in profit came despite a decline in sales.

2. when an industry or country becomes less profitable, productive, wealthy etc:

• The decline in the province's manufacturing sector is worrying.

• a false and damaging picture of a nation in decline

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decline UK US /dɪˈklaɪn/ verb [I]

► to become less, worse, or lower in value: »Milk production could decline by 15% or more in the late summer months.
»declining prices/profits/sales/interest rates
»Even though interest rates could decline further, they are now near their lowest point.
»decline sharply/rapidly/dramatically
»decline gradually/steadily/slowly
»Among economists, the widespread view is that the dollar will keep declining.

► to make less profit, or produce less: a declining economy/industry/market »The plan will reduce profits for the declining commercial fishing industry.

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decline UK US /dɪˈklaɪn/ noun [C or U]

► a reduction in the value or amount of something, for example a currency or sales: »If sustained, the yen's 12.5% decline against the dollar this month may damp inflation across the region.
»A quarter of manufacturers reported a decline in production.
»The housing industry experienced a decline in sales.
»a rapid/sharp/steep/marked decline
»a slight/slow/gradual decline

► a situation in which a company, country, or financial market gradually becomes less valuable, makes less profit, or produces less: »Further economic decline might provoke spontaneous popular protest.
»Little was being done to reverse the decline in the town's tourist economy.
»The industry has been in decline for decades.

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Decline — De*cline , n. [F. d[ e]clin. See {Decline}, v. i.] 1. A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the decline of life; the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decline — is a change over time from previously efficient to inefficient organizational functioning, from previously rational to non rational organizational and individual decision making, from previously law abiding to law violating organizational and… … Wikipedia
Decline — De*cline , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Declining}.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink, decline (a noun), F. d[ e]cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L. declinare to turn aside, inflect (a part of speech), avoid; de + clinare … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decline — De*cline , v. t. 1. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall. [1913 Webster] In melancholy deep, with head declined. Thomson. [1913 Webster] And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste His weary wagon to the western… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decline — vb Decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn are comparable when they mean to turn away something or someone by not consenting to accept, receive, or consider it or him. Decline is the most courteous of these terms and is used chiefly in respect… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
decline — [n1] lessening abatement, backsliding, comedown, cropper*, decay, decrepitude, degeneracy, degeneration, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminution, dissolution, dive, downfall, downgrade, downturn, drop, dwindling, ebb, ebbing, enfeeblement … New thesaurus
decline — [dē klīn′, diklīn′] vi. declined, declining [ME declinen < OFr decliner, to bend, turn aside < L declinare, to bend from, inflect < de , from (see DE ) + clinare, to bend: see LEAN1] 1. to bend, turn, or slope downward or aside 2. a) … English World dictionary
decline — I noun abatement, act of crumbling, act of dwindling, act of falling away, act of lessening, act of losing ground, act of shrinking, act of slipping back, act of wasting away, act of weakening, act of worsening, atrophy, backward step, cheapening … Law dictionary
décliné — ⇒DÉCLINÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de décliner1. II. Adj. Qui s écarte d une direction donnée. A. [En parlant d un astre] Qui retombe après avoir atteint son point culminant. Les feux des soleils déclinés (RÉGNIER, Prem. poèmes,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
décliné — décliné, ée (dé kli né, née) part. passé. 1° Fléchi suivant les règles de la déclinaison. Un mot décliné. 2° Terme de procédure. Dont on n accepte pas la compétence. Cette juridiction déclinée par les parties. Par extension, refusé. Une… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
decline — ► VERB 1) become smaller, weaker, or less in quality or quantity. 2) politely refuse. 3) (especially of the sun) move downwards. 4) Grammar form (a noun, pronoun, or adjective) according to case, number, and gender. ► NOUN ▪ a gradual and… … English terms dictionary

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