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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Zoetis was the month’s biggest decliner, falling 32%.
From Barron's ● May 29, 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 fell 5.4% in Kuala Lumpur Tuesday to the lowest close since March 2, the biggest decliner on the main equities gauge.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2021
The energy sector, pressured by a drop in oil prices, was the lead decliner, while insurers were some of the biggest losers in the financial sector a day after powerful Hurricane Michael slammed into Florida.
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2018
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
