vähentyä — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• attrition noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
• decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
• remit verb To send money, especially as a payment.

Senses

vähentyä is used for these senses in English:

• attrition (intransitive) To undergo a reduction in number.
• decrease (intransitive) Of a quantity, to become smaller.
• remit (intransitive, obsolete) To show a lessening or abatement (of a specified quality).

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

attrition — full definition

1. noun A gradual wearing down or reduction, especially of staff or resources over time rather than through direct cuts.
2. noun The physical wearing away of a surface by friction or grinding.

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