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decreases

/dɪˈkɹiː.sɪz/

decreases is the plural of decrease.

decreases is the third-person singular simple present indicative of decrease.

Meaning of decrease

Noun

decrease (countable and uncountable, plural decreases)

  1. An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
    • After six years of constant growth, the company reported a slight decrease in sales last year.
  2. (crochet) 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).

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Words that rhyme with decreases

Questions about decreases

What is decreases the plural of?
Decreases is the plural of decrease.
How do you pronounce decreases?
Decreases is pronounced /dɪˈkɹiː.sɪz/.

Words near decreases in the dictionary

  1. decreaseless
  2. decreasement
  3. decreasements
  4. decreaser
  5. decreasers
  6. decreases
  7. decreasest
  8. decreaseth
  9. decreasing
  10. decreasing function
  11. decreasing functions

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