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  1. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDECREASE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

    • English (US)

      DECREASE meaning: 1. to become less, or to make something...

    • Decrease: Thai Translation

      DECREASE translate: ทำให้ลดลง, การลดลง. Learn more in the...

    • Decrease in Arabic

      DECREASE translate: يُخفّض / يُقَلِّل. Learn more in the...

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › decreaseDecrease Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of DECREASE is to grow progressively less (as in size, amount, number, or intensity). How to use decrease in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Decrease.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › decreaseDECREASE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to diminish or lessen in extent, quantity, strength, power, etc.: During the ten-day march across the desert their supply of water decreased rapidly. Synonyms: abate, contract, decline, lessen, wane. Antonyms: expand, increase.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › decrease_2decrease noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of decrease noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. decrease. noun. OPAL W. /ˈdiːkriːs/ [countable, uncountable] the process of reducing something; the amount that something is reduced by synonym reduction. Sales for May show a decrease compared with the same month last year.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › decrease_2decrease noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of decrease noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › decreaseDecrease - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    the act of weakening the power, value, or content of something. the act of changing the amount or size of something. Definitions of decrease (/dɪˈkris/) verb. decrease in size, extent, or range. “The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester”. synonyms: diminish, fall, lessen.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDECREASE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A decrease in the quantity, size, or intensity of something is a reduction in it. ...a decrease in the number of young people out of work. [+ in] Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent–a decrease of 40 per cent. [+ of] Synonyms: lessening, decline, reduction, loss More Synonyms of decrease.