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decrease

decrease

Meaning of decrease

make lower

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British English/dɪˈkriːs/
American English/dɪˈkris/
Russian transcription[snʲɪˈʐatʲ]
decrease
decrease - снижать
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decrease with Russian translation

decrease usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Нам следует снижать отопление ночью, чтобы экономить деньги.

We should decrease the heating at night to save money.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Городская администрация планирует снижать плату за газ в следующем году.

The council plans to decrease gas bills next year.

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decrease belongs to the topic "Housing and Utilities". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

decreaseснижать
messбеспорядок
dustпыль
stainпятно
trashмусор
toolинструмент
sinkраковина

decrease synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between decrease / reduce / fall / drop / decline / lessen

🇬🇧English
decrease

the base verb; neutral, general term for making something smaller in amount, size or number

B1Very Often

The city expects to decrease water usage in public housing this year.

Город ожидает снизить потребление воды в муниципальном жилье в этом году.

🇬🇧English

a common transitive verb meaning to make smaller in amount or degree; often used with costs, consumption, emissions

B1Very Often

We need to reduce heating costs for low-income tenants.

Нам нужно сократить расходы на отопление для малообеспеченных арендаторов.

🇬🇧English

usually intransitive: something falls (goes down) on its own; common for prices, temperatures, demand

B1Very Often

Occupancy rates fell after the utility bill increase.

Показатели заполняемости упали после повышения коммунальных платежей.

🇬🇧English

implies a decrease, often sudden or noticeable; used for prices, usage, numbers

B1Very Often

There was a sharp drop in electricity consumption after the efficiency program.

Произошёл резкий спад потребления электроэнергии после программы повышения энергоэффективности.

🇬🇧English

more formal; used for gradual decreases in statistics, quality, or demand

B2Often

There has been a steady decline in water leakage incidents.

Наблюдается устойчивое снижение числа случаев утечек воды.

🇬🇧English

a general verb for making something smaller or less severe; slightly softer than 'reduce'

B2Often

Measures were introduced to lessen the burden of utility bills on tenants.

Были введены меры, чтобы уменьшить бремя коммунальных платежей для арендаторов.

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🇬🇧English
cut back

phrasal verb meaning to reduce the amount or frequency of something, common in spoken and business English

B1Very Often

The housing association had to cut back on renovation projects.

Жилищная ассоциация была вынуждена сократить объёмы ремонтных работ.

S
🇬🇧English
scale down

business/technical phrase meaning to reduce the size, scope or scale of an operation or plan

B2Often

Due to budget cuts, the council will scale down the housing renovation program.

Из-за сокращения бюджета совет уменьшит масштаб программы ремонта жилья.

S
🇬🇧English
slash

strong, often journalistic verb implying large or drastic cuts (prices, budgets)

B2Often

The company slashed utility subsidies to cut costs.

Компания резко сократила субсидии на коммунальные услуги, чтобы снизить расходы.

🇬🇧English

implies becoming smaller in size or volume; used for space, budgets, or markets

B2Often

The usable floor area shrank after new safety regulations were applied.

Полезная площадь уменьшилась после введения новых правил безопасности.

🇬🇧English

formal and slightly literary; to reduce in size, importance, or intensity

B2Often

Investments in insulation can diminish heating costs over time.

Инвестиции в утепление могут со временем уменьшить расходы на отопление.

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How to pronounce decrease and what this word means

decrease translation: снижать. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce decrease

/dɪˈkriːs/

decrease translation

снижать

decrease examples

We should decrease the heating at night to save money.

decrease transcription

/dɪˈkriːs/, /dɪˈkris/

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decrease meaning: what does it mean?

make lower

decrease pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

decrease is pronounced as /dɪˈkriːs/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

decrease definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

We should decrease the heating at night to save money. Translation: Нам следует снижать отопление ночью, чтобы экономить деньги.

Is decrease part of Housing and Utilities vocabulary?

Yes, decrease (снижать) can be learned in the Housing and Utilities topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is decrease part of Home and Household vocabulary?

Yes, decrease (снижать) can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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