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Moderatedecrease
The correct spelling is decrease.
How to pronounce decrease
noun
Say it like: Dec-ree-se
The correct spelling is decrease. An amount by which a quantity is decreased. For example: "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years."
Usage Examples
“One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
- 2.A 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).
verb
- 1.Of a quantity, to become smaller.
- 2.To make (a quantity) smaller.
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