noun
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a gradual decline; deterioration; a wasting away; decay.
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charges or costs met with in running a business, doing one's work, maintaining property, etc; expense.
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any act of reparation, self-punishment, etc. done in repentance for a sin or wrongdoing; penance; atonement.
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a penalty inflicted on an offender.
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reverence or devotion for a deity; worshipping.