| Voornaamste vertalingen |
| decrease n | (reduction) | afname, vermindering nw de |
| | The government's decrease in spending caused hardship for some families. |
| deterioration n | (decline in quality) (van kwaliteit) | vermindering, afname nw de |
| | The deterioration in the quality of service there has made the place unattractive. |
| mitigation n | (lessening) (van pijn) | verzachting nw de |
| | | vermindering nw de |
| | The new treatment has brought some mitigation to her pain. |
| abatement n | formal (esp. legal: lessening) | vermindering nw de |
| | | verzachting nw de |
| | As a result of legal proceedings, the tenant was awarded an abatement in rent. |
| lessening n | (reduction, decrease) | vermindering, afname nw de |
| | The lessening of prejudice allows for a more equal society. |
letup, let-up n | informal (respite, relief) | afname, vermindering nw de |
| | | pauze nw de |
| | It's been raining without letup for weeks. |
| attenuation n | (reduction, lessening) | vermindering, afname nw de |
| commutation n | (reduction of a punishment) (straf) | omzetting nw de |
| | (straf) | vermindering nw de |
| diminution n | (reduction, lessening) | vermindering, verkleining, reductie nw de |
deescalation, de-escalation n | (downscaling, making sth smaller) | deëscalatie nw de |
| | | vermindering nw de |
falloff, falling-off, also UK: fall-off n | (decrease, decline) | daling nw de |
| | | afname, vermindering nw de |
| giveback n | (rebate) | korting nw de |
| | | vermindering nw de |
| | | verlaging nw de |
| decrease n | (lower amount) | afname, vermindering nw de |
| | These figures represent a decrease of 15%. |
| dent n | figurative (reduction) (figuurlijk) | deuk nw de |
| | | vermindering, afname nw de |
| | The board asked the manager to explain the dent in the company's profits. |
| wane n | figurative (decline) | verval, tanen nw het, ont. |
| | | vermindering, afname nw de |
| | The wane in sales led to the company stopping production of the item. |
| mitigation n | (law: diminished seriousness) (straf) | vermindering nw de |
| | John's lawyer made an appeal for a mitigation of his sentence. |
| subtraction n | (removal, deduction of sth) | aftrekking nw de |
| | | vermindering nw de |
| subsidence n | figurative (decrease, lessening) (figuurlijk) | wegzakken ww als nw het |
| | | afname, vermindering nw de |
| | There has been a subsidence recently in the number of unemployed people. |
| declension n | (decline, deterioration) | afname, achteruitgang nw de |
| | | verval nw het |
| | | vermindering nw de |
| lowering n | (decreasing, lessening) | vermindering, verlaging nw de |
| | | afname, reductie nw de |
| | The lowering of stock prices has sparked a panic among investors. |
| drop n | (decline, reduction) | val, vermindering, daling nw de |
| | The stock's drop in value surprised analysts. |
| let-up n | (easing off, lessening) | vermindering nw de |
| | There has been no let-up in the rain since yesterday. |