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Similar words: decreased · decease · degrease · crease · deceased · decree · increase · recreate · decreasing · increased
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decrease

1. verb STAT, SCI become smaller or less2. verb reduce sth3. noun STAT process or amount
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 1 verb STAT, SCI become smaller or less INTRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb  c m uísligh verb  c m umaolaigh verb  c m uthe population has decreased significantly tá laghdú suntasach tagtha ar an daonrathe stress is decreasing tá an strus ag laghdú, tá an strus ag maolú 2 verb reduce sth TRANSITIVElaghdaigh verb  c m uto decrease expenditure caiteachas a laghdúthey decreased the prices d'ísligh siad na praghsanna
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3 noun STAT process or amountlaghdú masc  c m utitim familiar fem2  c m ua decrease in temperature laghdú teochta, titim sa teocht familiara decrease of 10% in the price of meat laghdú 10% ar phraghas na feola

decreased

 adjective STATlaghdaithe adj3  c m udecreased revenue ioncam laghdaithe

decreasing

 adjective STATlaghdaitheach technical term adj1  c m uthere's a decreasing number of corncrakes tá líon na dtraonach ag dul i laghad, tá níos lú agus níos lú traonach annin decreasing order of frequency in ord laghdaitheach minicíochtawe're getting a decreasing share of the resources tá an sciar de na hacmhainní a fhaighimid ag dul i laghad
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on the decrease

 prices are on the decrease tá praghsanna ag titimrevenue is on the decrease tá ioncam ag laghdú

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