Verb (used with object) : He declined to say more about it. ,to decline an invitation; to decline an offer. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : We sent him an invitation but he declined. ,The hill declines to the lake. ,The sun declined in the skies. ,to decline in popularity. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : a decline in the stock market. ,the decline of the Roman Empire. ,After his seventieth birthday he went into a decline. ,He became an editor in the decline of his life. From Dictionary.com.
Another decliner from the very top of our list last year is 2009's No. 1, Wang Chuanfu. From Wordnik.com. [China's Billionaire Boom] Reference
SA was the biggest decliner in Spain, falling 4.9%. From Wordnik.com. [Spain Pressures 'Cajas' to Merge] Reference
Alcoa dropped 6%, making it a deep decliner among blue chips. From Wordnik.com. [Alcoa, financials lead] Reference
Bank of America was the Dow's biggest decliner, falling 6.3%. From Wordnik.com. [Dow Declines 236.77 Points; Bear Market Hits the S&P] Reference
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals was another big decliner in health care. From Wordnik.com. [Seahawk, Exterran Ride Ratings; UCBH Tumbles] Reference
Enel was the Euro Stoxx 50's largest decliner, closing down 4.8%. From Wordnik.com. [Gloomy Data Lead Stocks Lower] Reference
Markets in Asia were mostly up, with Australia a notable decliner. From Wordnik.com. [ANZ's Problems Cast Pall on Australia] Reference
BHP ended 2.4% lower in London, the biggest decliner on the FTSE 100. From Wordnik.com. [Bond Sales Lift European Markets] Reference
Bank of America was another big decliner among Dow stocks, off 21.3%. From Wordnik.com. [AIG Tumbles 61%, Pushing] Reference
Another big decliner: retail strip-center REITs, which tumbled 10.3%. From Wordnik.com. [REITs Bruised by Credit Crisis] Reference
Bank of America was the biggest Dow decliner, falling by more than 6%. From Wordnik.com. [Slow-Motion Crash Leaves Investors Scrambling] Reference
The big decliner was the Swiss Market Index, which fell 1.3% to 7363.90. From Wordnik.com. [Regional Indexes Close Mixed] Reference
H-P was the biggest decliner on the Dow, falling 2.49, or 5.1%, to 46.64. From Wordnik.com. [Retailers, Restaurants] Reference
BHP fell 2.4% in London, the biggest decliner on London's benchmark index. From Wordnik.com. [London, Toronto Log Solid Gains] Reference
The biggest decliner by far in Europe was Volkswagen AG which dropped 11%. From Wordnik.com. [Europe Shares Surge] Reference
In SHANGHAI, the composite index was a notable decliner, off 1.3% at 2652.50. From Wordnik.com. [Tokyo Stocks Surge on Yen Intervention; Europe Slips] Reference
Wal-Mart Stores fell 1.95, or 3.7%, to 50.66, the biggest decliner on the Dow. From Wordnik.com. [Reversal: Wells Fargo Up, Wal-Mart Down] Reference
AmEx was another leading decliner on the Dow, falling 1.73, or 3.9%, to 42.77. From Wordnik.com. [Airlines,] Reference
The leading decliner on the Dow was Coca-Cola, which fell 2, or 3.8%, to 50.34. From Wordnik.com. [GM and J.P. Morgan Surge as Oil Slides] Reference
The leading decliner on the Dow, J.P. Morgan Chase, fell 6.25, or 13%, to 40.80. From Wordnik.com. [J.P. Morgan and GM Weigh on Industrials] Reference
Alcoa lost 60 cents, or 6.1%. to 9.26, the industrial average's largest decliner. From Wordnik.com. [American Express, Up 5.6%, Leads Dow] Reference
AIG fell 6.8%, the day's biggest percentage decliner among the 30 members of the Dow. From Wordnik.com. [Stocks Signal That Crisis Isn't Over] Reference
ArcelorMittal was the biggest decliner on the Eurostoxx 50 index, losing 16% in Paris. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Winning Streak Ends] Reference
Intel was the second-biggest decliner on the Dow, falling 72 cents, or 3.1%, to 22.87. From Wordnik.com. [Dell's results put cloud over techs] Reference
Chevron was the biggest percentage decliner on the Dow, falling 2.40, or 2.4%, to 96.88. From Wordnik.com. [Chevron, Citi Decline;] Reference
The leading decliner on the Dow was American Express, which fell 2.91, or 7.1%, to 37.99. From Wordnik.com. [Bank of America, GM, Wachovia, WaMu Rise] Reference
Home Retail was the biggest decliner in the benchmark FTSE 100 index, which fell 0.9% Monday. From Wordnik.com. [Retailers Have Blue Christmas] Reference
Apollo Group (Nasdaq) lost 5.97, or 8.6%, to 63.21, the S&P 500's largest percentage decliner. From Wordnik.com. [Safeway] Reference
Allegheny Technologies lost 6.29, or 18%, to 28.50, the S&P 500's largest percentage decliner. From Wordnik.com. [Starbucks Rises 18%; Nasdaq Streak at 11] Reference
Bank of America was the second-biggest percentage decliner, falling 87 cents, or 3.9%, to 21.53. From Wordnik.com. [Fannie, Freddie Lead] Reference
Home Depot slid 1.37, or 5.8%, to 22.22, the leading percentage decliner in the Dow industrials. From Wordnik.com. [GM, Home Depot and Disney Decline] Reference
On a year-over-year basis, Las Vegas was the biggest decliner at 6.5%, and the biggest gainer was San Francisco at 18.3%. From Wordnik.com. [Home Prices Rose in May] Reference
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