decreasing

Decreasing — De*creas ing, a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. {De*creas ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Decreasing series} (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

decreasing — decrease de‧crease 1 [dɪˈkriːs] verb [intransitive, transitive] to go down to a lower level, or to make something do this: • Network television viewing continues to decrease. • The bank decreased its dividend to 15 cents from 31.25 cents a share …   Financial and business terms

Decreasing — Decrease De*crease , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F. d[ e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.), fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

decreasing — adj. Decreasing is used with these nouns: ↑level, ↑proportion, ↑return …   Collocations dictionary

decreasing — decreasingly, adv. /di kree sing/, adj. 1. becoming less or fewer; diminishing. 2. Math. (of a function) having the property that for any two points in the domain such that one is larger than the other, the image of the larger point is less than… …   Universalium

decreasing — adj. lessening; diminishing de·crease || diː kriːs n. decline; reduction, lessening v. reduce, lessen; decline …   English contemporary dictionary

decreasing — adjective 1. becoming less or smaller (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑increasing • Similar to: ↑depreciating, ↑depreciative, ↑depreciatory, ↑detractive, ↑diminishing, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

decreasing term assurance — ➔ assurance * * * decreasing term assurance UK US noun [U] (also decreasing term life assurance, decreasing term insurance) ► INSURANCE a life insurance agreement in which the amount paid over a fixed period of time is low and remains the same,… …   Financial and business terms

Decreasing series — Decreasing De*creas ing, a. Becoming less and less; diminishing. {De*creas ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Decreasing series} (Math.), a series in which each term is numerically smaller than the preceding term. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Decreasing graduation completion rates in the United States — The Graduation completion rate is the measure reflecting the amount of students who complete their graduation and receive a degree from an educational institution. The drop out rate is the measure reflecting the amount of students who disengage… …   Wikipedia

Decreasing Term Insurance — A type of annual renewable term life insurance that provides a death benefit that decreases at a predetermined rate over the life of the policy. Premiums are usually constant throughout the contract, and reductions in policy payout will typically …   Investment dictionary