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decrease

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Pronunciation

verb
noun

Verb

Plain form
decrease

Third-person singular
decreases

Past tense
decreased

Past participle
decreased

Present participle
decreasing

A graph showing a decrease in area per person
  1. (transitive & intransitive) If something decreases, it goes down in number or value.
    The Australian dollar has decreased 3% against the Euro.
    The government has decreased the amount of money it gives to schools.

Noun

Singular
decrease

Plural
decreases
  1. A decrease happens when the number or value of something goes down.
    There has been a 3% decrease in the Australian dollar against the Euro.
    Every year we see a larger decrease in the number of students studying foreign languages.
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