decrease

verb
UK: /dɪˈkriːs/
US: /ˈdiːkriːs/

  1. To become or make something smaller in size, amount, or degree.

    1. The price of gas will decrease soon, I hope.
    2. We need to decrease our spending if we want to save money this year.

  2. To reduce in size, quantity, or intensity; diminish.

    1. The medicine should decrease your pain quickly.
    2. Efforts to decrease pollution levels have proven largely unsuccessful so far.

Synonyms

reduce drop decline diminish reduction lessen fall
decrease noun

  1. A reduction in size, amount, or intensity.

    1. There was a decrease in sales last month.
    2. We have noticed a significant decrease in customer complaints recently.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "decrease" in English means: To become or make something smaller in size, amount, or degree., To reduce in size, quantity, or intensity; diminish..

The phonetic transcription of "decrease" is /dɪˈkriːs/ in British English and /ˈdiːkriːs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "decrease": reduce, drop, decline, diminish, reduction, lessen, fall.

Example usage of "decrease": "The price of gas will decrease soon, I hope.". More examples on the page.