Difference between Decline and Decrease

DECLINE vs DECREASE: NOUN

A descending; progress downward or toward a close.
A bending or sloping downward; a slope; declivity; incline.
A failing or deterioration; a sinking into an impaired or inferior condition; falling off; loss of strength, character, or value; decay.
A downward slope; a declivity.
A deterioration of health.
A downward movement or fall, as in price.
A gradual deterioration, as in numbers, activity, or quality.
The process or result of declining, especially.
Change toward something smaller or lower
A condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state
A downward slope or bend
A gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current
In medicine: That stage of a disease when the characteristic symptoms begin to abate in violence.
The time of life when the physical and mental powers are failing. Quain.
A popular term for any chronic disease in which the strength and plumpness of the body gradually diminish, until the patient dies: as, he is in a decline.

The act of decreasing or reducing something
The amount by which something decreases
A change downward
A process of becoming smaller or shorter
The act or process of decreasing.
A becoming less; diminution; wane (as applied to the moon); decay: as, a rapid decrease of revenue or of strength.
The amount by which something is lessened; extent of loss or decrement: as, a great decrease in production or of income.
A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay.
The wane of the moon.
An amount by which a quantity is decreased.
A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See Decrease (knitting).

DECLINE vs DECREASE: VERB

Go down
Refuse to accept
Grow worse
Show unwillingness towards
Go down in value
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Grow smaller

To make (a quantity) smaller.
Of a quantity, to become smaller.
Decrease in size, extent, or range
Make smaller

DECLINE vs DECREASE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

To inflect (a noun, a pronoun, or an adjective) for number and case.
To cause to slope or bend downward.
To refuse politely: : refuse.
To draw to a gradual close.
To sink, as the setting sun.
To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction; to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness, despondency, etc.; to condescend.
To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen
To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw
To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of accept or consent.
To degrade or lower oneself; stoop.
To bend downward; droop.
To slope downward; descend.
To express polite refusal.
To deteriorate gradually; fail.

To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in strength, quality, or excellence.

DECLINE vs DECREASE: TRANSITIVE VERB

To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun.
To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of grammatical form of.
To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse to undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid
To cause to decrease or diminish.
To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall.

To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually.

DECLINE vs DECREASE: OTHER WORD TYPES

A gradual decrease
Inflect for number, gender, case, etc.
Fall in value
Not accept as true
To incline morally; be favorably disposed.
To incline; tend.
To approach or draw toward the close.
To refuse; express refusal: as, he was invited, but declined.
To stoop, as to an unworthy object; lower one's self; condescend.
To sink to a lower level; sink down; hence, figuratively, to fall into an inferior or impaired condition; lose strength, vigor, character, or value; fall off; deteriorate.
As of stored charge or current
To deviate from a right line; specifically, to deviate from a line passing through the north and south points.
To bend or slant down; assume an inclined position; hang down; slope or trend downward; descend: as, the sun declines toward the west.
In grammar, to inflect, as a noun or an adjective; give the case-forms of a noun or an adjective in their order: as, dominus, domini, domino, dominum, domine.
To refuse; refuse or withhold consent to do, accept, or enter upon: as, to decline a contest; to decline an offer.
To avoid by moving out of the way; shun; avoid in general.
To turn aside from; deviate from.
To cause to deviate from a straight or right course; turn aside; deflect.
To decrease; diminish; reduce.
To lower; degrade; debase.
To cause to bend or slope; bend down; incline; cause to assume an inclined position; depress.
In chess, to refuse to take a piece or pawn offered.
To deviate from a course or an object; turn aside; fall away; wander.
Inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"

Make become smaller
To make less; lessen; make smaller in dimensions, amount, quality, excellence, etc.; reduce gradually or by small deductions.
To become less; lessen; be diminished gradually in extent, bulk, quantity, or amount, or in strength, influence, or excellence: as, the days decrease in length from June to December.
(intransitive; transitive verb) To become or cause to become less or smaller, as in number, amount, or intensity.

DECLINE vs DECREASE: RELATED WORDS

Drop, Decrease, Pass up, Turn down, Go down, Refuse, Declivity, Reject, Descent, Downslope, Worsen, Decay, Wane, Fall, Diminution

Reduce, Reduced, Reductions, Decline, Increase, Step down, Minify, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution, Reduction

DECLINE vs DECREASE: DESCRIBE WORDS

Decreases, Slowdown, Deterioration, Decrease, Turn down, Go down, Refuse, Declivity, Reject, Descent, Downslope, Worsen, Decay, Fall, Diminution

Shrinkage, Deterioration, Reducing, Lower, Reduce, Reduced, Decline, Increase, Drop off, Fall, Decrement, Diminish, Lessen, Lessening, Diminution

DECLINE vs DECREASE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

The world has been in decline ever since.
Economic changes included a decline in local manufacturing.
New York, its biggest intraday decline since Sept.
There is no doubt that the city has suffered from structural decline and that state and city policies have not successfully addressed that decline.
That difference increased sharply in recent months as the decline in the Treasury yield was greater than the decline in the mortgage rate.
But with the decline of community participation comes the decline of trust.
And the cause that increase is a huge decline in mortality, while birth rates were hesitant to decline in parallel with death rates.
You must use a formal decline letter on all declines, signed by theindividual having authority to approve or decline the loan.
Some decline, others give in and still others decline formally but accept privately.
Can treat persons with occupational performance decline or at risk for a decline.

Each quarter we evaluate the fairvalue of our MSRs, and any decrease in fair value reduces earningsin the period in which the decrease occurs.
Paradoxically, economic theory suggests that this decrease in demand and subsequent decrease in cost of using the resource could cause a rebound in demand.
Moreover, because demand is negatively sloped, the increase in price would decrease total units sold, which would almost certainly decrease total cost.
May cause a decrease in blood pressure, a decrease in pulse, and syncope.
As they move apart the accelerations on each will decrease because the force will decrease.
The decrease in selling expenses is attributable to a decrease in advertising expense and bad debt expense.
Usually when you start an intervention this rate will decrease, then increase and finally decrease.
This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in voice and handset revenues.
It can decrease blood flow to an area and decrease swelling.
Debt Service decrease is the result of a decrease in interest expense as compared to last year due to a decrease in principal balance.

DECLINE vs DECREASE: QUESTIONS

When did building of causewayed enclosures decline?
How fast do Fusarium oxysporum populations decline?
Can courts decline to overrule legislative enactments?
Is political participation and engagement in decline?
Can ex-presidents decline Secret Service protection?
Does bilingualism protect against cognitive decline?
How does estrogen influence neurodegenerative decline?
Does increased education accelerate fertility decline?
Are neonicotinoids causing bird population decline?
What are some common mistakes when doing decline decline bench sit-ups?

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Do berries increase or decrease Pokemon friendship?
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Does urbanization increase or decrease living standards?
Does decreasing parallelism decrease worker processes?
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DECLINE AND DECREASE

DECLINE vs DECREASE: NOUN

DECLINE vs DECREASE: VERB

DECLINE vs DECREASE: INTRANSITIVE VERB

DECLINE vs DECREASE: TRANSITIVE VERB

DECLINE vs DECREASE: OTHER WORD TYPES

DECLINE vs DECREASE: RELATED WORDS

DECLINE vs DECREASE: DESCRIBE WORDS

DECLINE vs DECREASE: SENTENCE EXAMPLES

DECLINE vs DECREASE: QUESTIONS