decrease
Example Sentences
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General Mills GIS -6.73%decrease; red down pointing triangle lowered its sales and profit outlook for the fiscal year, as stressed consumers are buying fewer snacks and looking for more promotions.
Medtronic MDT -1.38%decrease; red down pointing triangle said profit fell in its fiscal third quarter as costs rose and the company invested more money into the business, offsetting higher revenue.
That annual return will continue over the decades while slowly decreasing each year as the assets are depreciated, Ellis said.
From Los Angeles Times
However, it said the funding advantage had decreased considerably in recent years.
From BBC
Micron MU -0.56%decrease; red down pointing triangle is rushing to add manufacturing capacity to avert the biggest supply crunch the memory industry has seen in more than 40 years.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.