decline
verb (used with object)
to withhold or deny consent to do, enter into or upon, etc.; refuse.
decliner
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a word derived from
decline.
Example Sentences
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ServiceNow shares plunged 27%, the S&P 500’s biggest decliner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Robinhood Markets was another notable decliner, falling 42%.
From Barron's ● Mar. 31, 2026
Fermi’s stock plummeted 44.8% in recent morning trading, enough to make it the biggest decliner listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 12, 2025
The stock was the biggest decliner in the S&P 500, losing 62 cents to $19.86.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 13, 2017
The "decliner" of the admonition to turn no more to the hill of doom, but boldly to climb the hill of peace, will fall stricken through the soul.
From Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews by H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn) Moule
