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Decrease and Aging

noun

  • A change downward.
    • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • The amount by which something decreases.
  • The act of decreasing or reducing something.

verb

  • Decrease in size, extent, or range.
    • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • Make smaller.
    • usage: "He decreased his staff"

noun

  • Acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time.
  • The organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age.

verb

  • Begin to seem older; get older.
    • usage: "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"
  • Grow old or older.
    • usage: "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day-what a depressing thought"; "Young men senesce"
  • Make older.
    • usage: "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

adjective

(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Age.

aging is a report or schedule of all outstanding accounts payable or accounts receivable that lists all account debtors or creditors by name, shows the total amount due to each debtor, and shows how much of the amount due to each debtor is due within specific time periods.