Decline

  • 21decline — 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 …

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  • 22decline — 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… …

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  • 23decline — {{11}}decline (n.) early 14c., deterioration, degeneration, from O.Fr. declin (see DECLINE (Cf. decline) (v.)). {{12}}decline (v.) late 14c., to turn aside, deviate, from O.Fr. decliner to sink, decline, degenerate, turn aside, from L. declinare… …

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  • 24Decline — NOFX – The Decline Veröffentlichung 23. November 1999 Label Fat Wreck Chords Format(e) EP, Vinyl Genre(s) Punkrock Anzahl der Titel 1 …

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  • 25decline — /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… …

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  • 26decline — /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… …

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  • 27Decline — When a security s price falls in value over a given trading day and subsequently closes at a lower value than its opening price. A decline can happen for any number of reasons, including a reduction in the firm s intrinsic value, or as a result… …

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  • 28decline — 1. verb 1) she declined all invitations Syn: turn down, reject, brush aside, refuse, rebuff, spurn, repulse, dismiss; forgo, deny oneself, pass up; abstain from, say no to; informal give the thumbs down to, give something a miss Ant …

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  • 29decline*/*/ — [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 …

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  • 30decline — de•cline [[t]dɪˈklaɪn[/t]] v. clined, clin•ing, n. 1) to withhold or deny consent to do; refuse 2) to refuse with courtesy 3) to cause to slope or incline downward 4) gram. to recite or display the inflected forms of (a noun, pronoun, or… …

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