decrease

decrease
1. n уменьшение, убывание; понижение, ослабление; спад

decrease of a swelling — уменьшение опухоли

decrease in population — уменьшение населения

a small decrease in production — небольшой спад производства

decrease in speed — падение скорости

to be on the decrease — идти на убыль

increment of decrease — темп спада

decrease in dip — уменьшение угла падения

decrease of drilling speed — понижение скорости бурения

2. v уменьшать; убавлять, сокращать

to decrease export — сокращать вывоз

decrease expenditures — сокращать расходы

decrease with increasing — уменьшаться с увеличением

3. v убывать; уменьшаться, убавляться, сокращаться; идти на убыль

to decrease in size — уменьшаться в размере

the population is decreasing — население сокращается

temperature decreases — температура падает

sales have now peaked and we expect them to decrease soon — товарооборот уже достиг максимума, и ожидается, что он скоро начнёт уменьшаться

Синонимический ряд:
1. cutback (noun) curtailment; cutback
2. decline (noun) decline; drop; fall
3. reduction (noun) abatement; contraction; cut; decrement; diminishment; diminution; discount; letup; reduction; remission; shrinkage; slack; subtraction
4. abate (verb) abate; bate; close; contract; decline; deplete; diminish; drain; drain away; dwindle; ebb; lessen; let up; minimize; peak out; peter out; rebate; recede; shrink; shrivel; tail off; taper; taper off
5. curtail (verb) curtail; pare; shave; slash
6. reduce (verb) abridge; check; curb; cut; hush; impair; lower; reduce
Антонимический ряд:
amplify; augment; develop; dilate; enlarge; expand; extend; grow; increase; swell

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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

  • 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… …   Financial and business terms


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