Vi fant 7 definisjoner av diminution på engelsk.
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| diminution - the statement of a theme in notes of lesser duration (usually half the length of the original) | ||
| statement a document showing credits and debits | ||
| diminution - the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||
| decrease, reduction, step-down | ||
| step-up, increase the act of increasing something; "he gave me an increase in salary" | ||
| change of magnitude the act of changing the amount or size of something | ||
| cut an unexcused absence from class; "he was punished for taking too many cuts in his math class" | ||
| mitigation, moderation the action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions" | ||
| lowering the act of causing something to move to a lower level | ||
| cutback a reduction in quantity or rate | ||
| devaluation the reduction of something's value or worth | ||
| devitalisation, devitalization the act of reducing the vitality of something | ||
| extenuation, palliation, mitigation to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious | ||
| alleviation, easement, easing, relief (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land) | ||
| de-escalation (war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war) | ||
| minimisation, minimization the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position | ||
| depletion the act of decreasing something markedly | ||
| shortening act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening" | ||
| shrinking the act of becoming less | ||
| subtraction, deduction the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks" | ||
| deflation the act of letting the air out of something | ||
| price reduction, discount, deduction the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise | ||
| rollback reducing prices back to some earlier level | ||
| weakening the act of reducing the strength of something | ||
| depreciation a decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen" | ||
| contraction the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope | ||
| reverse split, reverse stock split, split down a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity | ||
| amortisation, amortization payment of an obligation in a series of installments or transfers | ||
| declassification reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon | ||
| tax shelter, shelter a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings | ||
| diminution - change toward something smaller or lower | ||
| decline | ||
| decrement, decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something | ||
| decline in quality, deterioration, worsening, declension process of changing to an inferior state | ||
| detumescence diminution of swelling; the subsidence of anything swollen | ||
| ebbing, wane, ebb the outward flow of the tide | ||
| erosion (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it) | ||
| loss the act of losing someone or something; "everyone expected him to win so his loss was a shock" | ||
| nosedive a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline; "the stock took a nosedive" | ||
| sinking spell a temporary decline in health or value | ||
