decline in prices

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• Decline of the Roman Empire — This article is about the historiography of the decline of the Roman Empire. For a description of events, see Roman Empire. For the book by Edward Gibbon, see The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. For the film, see The Fall of… …   Wikipedia

• decline */*/*/ — I UK [dɪˈklaɪn] / US verb Word forms decline : present tense I/you/we/they decline he/she/it declines present participle declining past tense declined past participle declined 1) [intransitive] to become less or worse The number of people buying… …   English dictionary

• decline — Synonyms and related words: abate, abatement, abjure, ablate, abstain, abstain from, age, analyze, anility, arrear, arrearage, arrears, ascend, asking price, avoid, backslide, backsliding, balk, bank, bate, be eaten away, be found wanting, be… …   Moby Thesaurus

• decline — ▪ I. decline de‧cline 1 [dɪˈklaɪn] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if an industry or country declines, it becomes less profitable, productive, wealthy etc: • This type of business is a declining sector of the UK. 2 …   Financial and business terms

• decline — de|cline1 [ dı klaın ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to become less or worse: The number of people buying their own homes has declined. In many cases living standards are declining. decline steadily/sharply/rapidly/dramatically: Stock prices… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• decline — 1 noun (singular, uncountable) a gradual decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of something (+ in): a sharp decline in profits | economic/moral etc decline: Economic decline is often tangled up with political turmoil. | fall/go into… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• decline — decliner, n. /di kluyn /, v., declined, declining, n. v.t. 1. to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse: He declined to say more about it. 2. to express inability or reluctance to accept; refuse with courtesy: to decline …   Universalium

• decline — I. verb (declined; declining) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French decliner, from Latin declinare to turn aside, inflect, from de + clinare to incline more at lean Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. archaic to turn from a straight… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• decline — /dɪ klaɪn/ noun 1. a gradual fall ● the decline in the value of the dollar ● a decline in buying power ● The last year has seen a decline in real wages. 2. the final stage in the life cycle of a product when the sales and profitability are… …   Marketing dictionary in english

• decline — /dɪ klaɪn/ noun 1. a gradual fall ● the decline in the value of the dollar ● a decline in buying power ● The last year has seen a decline in real wages. 2. the final stage in the life cycle of a product when the sales and profitability are… …   Dictionary of banking and finance

• decline*/*/ — [dɪˈklaɪn] verb I 1) [I] to become less or worse The number of people buying their own homes has declined.[/ex] Share prices declined sharply last week.[/ex] 2) [I/T] to say politely that you will not accept something or do something They offered …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English