The phrase "a decline in value of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the decrease in worth or importance of an asset, item, or concept.
Example: "The report indicated a decline in value of the company's stock over the past year."
Alternatives: "a decrease in worth of" or "a drop in value of".
Investor concerns over J. P. Morgan's conflict with the insurers have contributed to a sharp decline in value of its shares since Enron's December bankruptcy filing.
And earlier this month, Time Warner took a $25 billion write-down to reflect the spinoff of its cable division, a continuing precipitous decline in value of AOL and loss in value at Time Inc.
But in 2006 his investments fell by 2percentt, largely because of a trio of stocks and a decline in the value of one of his real estate properties.
American Airlines said yesterday that it would take a $900 million charge to reflect a decline in the value of some of the rivals it has acquired, including parts of the bankrupt Trans World Airlines.
"They didn't cost 50,000 jobs, people's savings and a decline in market value of trillions of dollars," Mr. Rohatyn said.
And it took an analyst's question to make Bank of America admit that $2.2 billion of its first-quarter 2009 revenue came courtesy of a decline in the value of Merrill Lynch debt.
The charge was to cover the decline in value of a business Campbell bought in fiscal 1999, Stockpot, which makes fresh and frozen premium soups.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation lost more than $1 billion in 2002, largely because of a decline in the value of its stakes in Hewlett-Packard and Agilent, which it has been gradually selling off to diversify.
Boeing had a $1.8 billion write-down last month that led to its first quarterly loss in four years, mainly because of a decline in the value of the satellite business.
