decrease by an amount
Frequency: 8.518.6 per million words
to specify the magnitude of the reduction
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Examples (10)
- Crime has decreased by 20%.
- The company's profits decreased by 15% in the last quarter.
- After the new diet, my weight decreased by 5 kilograms.
- We expect our energy consumption to decrease by at least 10% next year.
- The number of students enrolled has decreased by over a hundred since last term.
- As the sun set, the temperature decreased by several degrees.
- If we don't improve our product, our market share will decrease by a third.
- Production levels decreased by 500 units due to supply chain issues.
- The patient's temperature has decreased by one degree.
- Due to the sale, the price of the laptop decreased by $200.