decline

Definition

Examples

The company reported a sharp decline in profits during the last quarter.

Word Family

Synonyms

• decreasea change downward
• refusefood that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

Collocations

• Easy decline an invitation
  to decline an invitation, meaning to grow worse
• Medium decline in quarterly profits
  to decline in quarterly profits, meaning to grow worse
• Hard steep decline in market share
  to steep decline in market share, meaning to devote (oneself) fully to
• Very Hard precipitous decline threatening collapse
  describing precipitous decline threatening collapse (done with very great haste and without due deliberation; - Shakespeare; - Arthur Geddes)
• Hard sharply decline
  describing sharply decline (in an aggressive manner)