The difference between Decrease and Shrinkage

When used as nouns, decrease means an amount by which a quantity is decreased, whereas shrinkage means the act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

Decrease is also verb with the meaning: of a quantity, to become smaller.

check bellow for the other definitions of Decrease and Shrinkage

  1. Decrease as a verb (intransitive):

    Of a quantity, to become smaller.

  2. Decrease as a verb (transitive):

    To make (a quantity) smaller.

  1. Decrease as a noun:

    An amount by which a quantity is decreased.

    Examples:

    "One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease at about 27 meters per year over the last 10 years.'' [[File:One research team has recorded Baishui’s decrease.ogg]]"

  2. Decrease as a noun (knitting):

    A reduction in the number of stitches, usually accomplished by suspending the stitch to be decreased from another existing stitch or by knitting it together with another stitch. See .

  1. Shrinkage as a noun:

    The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

  2. Shrinkage as a noun:

    The loss of merchandise through theft, spoilage, and obsolescence.

  3. Shrinkage as a noun (slang):

    The reduction in size of the male genitalia when cold, such as from immersion in cold water.

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