noun🔗ShareAn amount by which a quantity is decreased."One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."amountnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA 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).""The knitting pattern called for several decreases to shape the sweater's shoulder." "technicalstyleartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareOf a quantity, to become smaller."As the temperature outside decreases, I put on a jacket. "amountbusinesseconomyfinancemathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make (a quantity) smaller."As the temperature drops, the amount of ice cream sold at the beach decreases. "amountmatheconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
