26984 words

depletion

2 definitions • 5 examples
1
a reduction in something:

Examples:

depletion of the depletion of the ozone layer
More than half of the patients suffered depletion of white blood cells, which fight infection.
depletion in Increased expenditure has caused a depletion in our capital.
2
a reduction in something, or the act of reducing it:

Examples:

Increased expenditure has caused a depletion in capital.
When stock markets crashed the life funds suffered huge depletion of their reserves.

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