decrease
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈdiːkriːs/US /ˈdiːkriːs/
Meaning
noun
the process of reducing something; the amount that something is reduced by
“Sales for May show a decrease compared with the same month last year.”
verb
to become smaller in size, number, etc.; to make something smaller in size, number, etc.
“Donations have decreased significantly over the past few years.”
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“From their baseline when they come in, high-power people experience about a 20-percent increase, and low-power people experience about a 10-percent decrease.”
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From their baseline when they come in, high-power people experience about a 20-percent increase, and low-power people experience about a 10-percent decrease.
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