noun Download 🔗Share An amount by which a quantity is decreased. Examples : "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years." amount number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting). Examples : ""The knitting pattern called for several decreases to shape the sweater's shoulder." " technical style art Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share Of a quantity, to become smaller. Examples : "As the temperature outside decreases, I put on a jacket. " amount business economy finance math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make (a quantity) smaller. Examples : "As the temperature drops, the amount of ice cream sold at the beach decreases. " amount math economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading