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:
abaratamiento - decrecimiento - descrecer - disminuido - mengua - menguado - mermar - aflojar - minimización - amenguar - declinar - decrecer - decremento - desgravación fiscal - disminución - disminuir - menguar - merma - minorar

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

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