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to decrement
01
to reduce the size, amount, or number of something
Transitive: to decrement size or amount of something
Formal
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
decrement
3rd person singular
decrements
Present participle
decrementing
Past simple
decremented
Past participle
decremented
Examples
The team decided to decrement the budget for the upcoming project.
Decrement
01
the quantity by which something decreases
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
decrements
Examples
The company recorded a monthly decrement in sales during the recession.
02
a process or act of becoming smaller, shorter, or reduced in size, quantity, or intensity
Examples
The decrement of daylight is noticeable as winter approaches.
