If there is a ~ of an activity, there is a decrease in its amount or intensity.
There has been a ~ in box office income and other earnings.
= decline
N-SING: N of/in n
If there is a ~ of an activity, there is a decrease in its amount or intensity.
There has been a ~ in box office income and other earnings.
= decline
N-SING: N of/in n
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