decrease

Pronunciation

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Verb

Plain form decrease

Third-person singular decreases

Past tense decreased

Past participle decreased

Present participle decreasing

a graph showing a decreasing population

1. 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.

Antonyms

• increase