decline

/dɪklˈa‍ɪn/

/dɪˈkɫaɪn/

to decline

MAIN VERB

décliner

to reduce in amount, size, intensity, etc.

Synonymes : go down

décliner

(grammar) to inflect or state the different forms of a noun, pronoun or adjective according to gender, number, etc.

baisser

to move down

Decline

déclin

a continuous reduction in something's amount, value, intensity, etc.

Synonymes : declination

Antonymes : improvement

Exemples

1. The company's profits had been declining for years, but after the latest financial crisis, they hit rock bottom.

2. With the real estate market downturn, homeowners lost their shirts when the value of their properties declined sharply.

3. The product line is becoming yesterday's man in the market, and sales are declining rapidly.

4. The company's profits have been declining for months, but the CEO only started to take notice after the stock price dropped significantly.