Used in a Sentence

declines

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for declines.

Editorial note

What about an algorithm that automatically declines all applications from people who went to historically black colleges?

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The act of declining or refusing something.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of declines gathered in one view.

noun

The act of declining or refusing something.

noun

A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.

noun

A reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for declines.

noun

The act of declining or refusing something.

noun

A deterioration of condition; a weakening or worsening.

noun

A reduction or diminution of activity, prevalence or quantity.

noun

Downward movement, fall.

Example sentences

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What about an algorithm that automatically declines all applications from people who went to historically black colleges?

2

You can start a tiny in-house telephony service, but you cannot complain if AT&T declines to integrate with it.

3

However this will change over time as the block reward declines and transaction fees become more important.

4

The best case for velocity over time is a line that slowly declines to the right.

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Similarly, it's not censorship when a private company declines to let you use its private resources to say whatever you want.

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Google has seen Q/Q declines in revenue and net income recently which is a huge cry from it's explosive growth before.

7

If you're paying on equity, even if the house value declines slightly you're recovering some $$$ over time when you move.

8

Since you've speculated as to the causes of the declines in the markets with large declines could you speculate on the reasons for the fastest markets to be growing as quickly as they have?

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Thus exports would be rising as the exchange rate declines and vice versa.

10

Among the first to do this were religious parents, but every year the percentage of homeschoolers who do it for religious reasons declines.

11

And buying during upswings / selling during declines guarantees you lose.

12

If quality declines, anyone can fork the code and take stewardship.

Quote examples

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Now, I agree with you that it's not censorship if Joe's Childrens Books declines to publish my manuscript "Best Of 4Chan Shock Images And Racist Jokes" - but I don't think it makes sense to ignore censorship by private companies all together, as sometimes such censorship can be deeply problematic.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use declines in a sentence?

What about an algorithm that automatically declines all applications from people who went to historically black colleges?

What does declines mean?

The act of declining or refusing something.

What part of speech is declines?

declines is commonly used as noun.