shrink
verb
uk/ʃrɪŋk/ usshrank | shrunk [ I ]
to become smaller:
Investors fear that profit margins will shrink during the coming quarter.
shrink by sth The economy shrunk by .04% in real terms.
shrink to sth Our share of the US market has shrunk to 27%.
[ T ]
to make something smaller:
We hope the measures will save money and shrink the company's carbon footprint.