n 1: a change downward; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
[syn: lessening, drop-off] [ant: increase]
2: a process of becoming smaller [syn: decrement] [ant: increase, increase]
3: the amount by which something decreases [syn: decrement]
[ant: increase]
4: the act of decreasing or reducing something [syn: diminution, reduction, step-down] [ant: increase]
v 1: decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework
decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin
pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a
hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" [syn: diminish, lessen, fall] [ant: increase]
2: make smaller; "He decreased his staff" [syn: lessen, minify]
[ant: increase]