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? asked in Education & ReferenceWords & Wordplay · 1 year ago

What does "shrinkage" mean in this sentence ?

A chain of failures and errors occurred in systems already weakened by war: declining commodity prices, exchange difficulties, foreign trade shrinkage

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  • fcas80
    Lv 7
    1 year ago
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    Decrease.  Less trade with other nations.

  • RP
    Lv 7
    1 year ago

    In this context, it means drop or decline.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 year ago

    It means their foreign trade system is male and it went for a dip in really cold water.   Came out feeling quite a bit less manly.

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