decrease

decrease: ▪ I. decrease de‧crease ² [ˈdiːkriːs] noun [countable, uncountable]

the process of reducing something, or the amount by which it reduces:

decrease in

• The government announced a 25% decrease in the price of fuel.

decrease of

• Industrial production last month rose 0.5%, after a decrease of 0.2% in December.

[m0] ▪ II. decrease de‧crease ¹ [dɪˈkriːs] verb [intransitive, transitive]

to go down to a lower level, or to make something do this:

• Network television viewing continues to decrease.

• The bank decreased its dividend to 15 cents from 31.25 cents a share.

— decreasing adjective [only before a noun] :

• The airline has been hurt by high fuel costs and decreasing passenger traffic.

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decrease UK US /dɪˈkriːs/ verb [I or T]

► to become less, or to make something become less: decrease in value/price/amount »When an investment increases or decreases in value but we do not sell it, we record an unrealized gain or loss.
decrease by 10%/10 points, etc. »The country's total exports decreased by 6% in 2009.
»The company has introduced various strategies to decrease production costs.
»decrease significantly/dramatically/rapidly
»decrease gradually/slightly/slowly

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decrease UK US /ˈdiːkriːs/ noun [C or U]

► the process of something becoming less, or the amount by which something becomes less: »Florida is not the only state to experience decreases in revenues.
a decrease of 10%/10 points, etc. »Sales were $640 million for the quarter, a decrease of 11%.
»a marked/significant/dramatic decrease
»a slight/gradual/steady decrease

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Synonyms:

Diminish (gradually), lessen, wane, decline, ebb, subside, dwindle, contract, abate, grow less, Diminish, lessen, retrench, curtail, reduce, lower, make less, Diminution, lessening, decrement, reduction, wane or waning, declension, decline, ebb, ebbing, subsidence, contraction, abatement

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decrease — I noun abatement, abbreviation, abridgment, alleviation, attenuation, constriction, contraction, curtailment, cut, cutback, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrement, decrescence, deduction, deflation, deminutio … Law dictionary
decrease — vb Decrease, lessen, diminish, reduce, abate, dwindle denote to make or grow less, but they are not freely interchangeable. Decrease and lessen are often employed in place of any of the others. Decrease normally retains, even in the transitive,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Decrease — De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See {Crescent},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [dē krēs′, dikrēs′; ] also, & for n. usually [, dē′krēs΄] vi., vt. decreased, decreasing [ME decresen < OFr decreistre < L decrescere < de , from, away + crescere, grow: see CRESCENT] to become or cause to become less, smaller, etc.;… … English World dictionary
Decrease — De*crease , n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr. decreistre. See {Decrease}, v.] 1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength. [1913 Webster] 2. The wane of the moon. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Decrease — De*crease , v. t. To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one s means. [1913 Webster] That might decrease their present store. Prior. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
decrease — [n] diminishing, lessening abatement, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cutback, decline, declining, decrescence, depression, diminution, discount, downturn, dwindling, ebb, falling off, loss, reduction, shrinkage, striction,… … New thesaurus
decrease — is pronounced with stress on the first syllable as a noun and on the second syllable as a verb … Modern English usage
decrease — ► VERB ▪ make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree. ► NOUN 1) an instance of decreasing. 2) the process of decreasing. ORIGIN Latin decrescere, from crescere grow … English terms dictionary
decrease — I UK [diːˈkriːs] / US [dɪˈkrɪs] verb Word forms decrease : present tense I/you/we/they decrease he/she/it decreases present participle decreasing past tense decreased past participle decreased ** Other ways of saying decrease: be/go/come down to… … English dictionary

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