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decrease

Entry Word:: decrease
Function:: noun

Text: the amount by which something is lessened<the average decrease in the price of milk was five cents per gallon>Synonymsabatement, decline, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drop, fall, loss, reduction, shrinkageRelated Wordsdeduction, dent, depression; slip, slump; curtailment, cut, cutbackNear Antonymsaccretion, accrual, accumulation, addition, supplement; continuation, extension; upswing, uptrend, upturnAntonymsboost, enlargement, gain, increase, increment, raise, rise

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