Decrease
verb (used without object), decreased, decreasing.
1.
to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.:
During the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly.
verb (used with object), decreased, decreasing.
2.
to make less; cause to diminish:
to decrease one’s work load.
noun
3.
the act or process of decreasing; condition of being decreased; gradual reduction:
a decrease in sales; a decrease in intensity.
4.
the amount by which a thing is lessened:
The decrease in sales was almost 20 percent.
verb (dɪˈkriːs)
1.
to diminish or cause to diminish in size, number, strength, etc
noun (ˈdiːkriːs; dɪˈkriːs)
2.
the act or process of diminishing; reduction
3.
the amount by which something has been diminished
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