decrease

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations noun: /ˈdiːkriːs/, verb: /diːˈkriːs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/v. dɪˈkris; n. ˈdikris, dɪˈkris/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. di krēs′; n. dē′krēs, di krēs′)


Inflections of 'decrease' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
decreases
v 3rd person singular
decreasing
v pres p
decreased
v past
decreased
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
decrease n(reduction)merma nf
  reducción nf
 The government's decrease in spending caused hardship for some families.
 La merma en el gasto gubernamental generó dificultad para algunas familias.
decrease n(lower amount)disminución nf
 These figures represent a decrease of 15%.
 Estas cifras representan un 15% de disminución.
decrease⇒ vi(go down)disminuir⇒ vtr
  mermar⇒ vtr
 (fuerza)menguar⇒ vtr
 Water consumption needs to decrease if we are to avoid a drought.
 Debemos disminuir el consumo de agua si queremos evitar la sequía.
decrease [sth]⇒ vtr(make less, fewer, lower)reducir⇒ vtr
  disminuir⇒ vtr
 The company decreased its training budget.
 La compañía redujo su presupuesto para entrenamiento.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
decrease in number v expr(become fewer) (en número)disminuir⇒ vtr
 The attacks have decreased in number and in intensity.
 El número y la intensidad de los ataques ha disminuido.
 (en número)mermar⇒ vi
 El número y la intensidad de los ataques ha mermado.
 (en número)descender⇒ vi
 El número y la intensidad de los ataques ha descendido.
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'decrease' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
abatement of nuisances - annual depreciation - attrit - chip away - collapse in prices - decline - degression - depolarization - depolarize - depreciate - diminish - diminishing returns - downtrend - downturn - downward trend - drive down - drop off - fade - fall in value - fall off - falloff - go down - hack away - half-life - halve - impairment - lessen - lessening - lose momentum - loss of social position - narrow - nibble away at - nosedive - notch down - overall attrition rates - ramp down - ratchet - ratchet down - reduce - reduction in tax - rollback - round - rundown - self-discharge - shorten - shortening - slide - slim - slump - subsidence
Spanish:
mermar - disminuido - abaratamiento - mengua - menguado - decrecimiento - descrecer - aflojar - minimización - decremento - menguar - merma - decrecer - declinar - disminución - disminuir - desgravación fiscal - minorar - amenguar

Collocations: a [sharp, steep, significant] decrease, a [slight, minor, small] decrease, a [sudden, gradual, lengthy] decrease, more...

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