reduction

noun

ri-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce reduction (audio)
Definition of reductionnext
1
as in deduction
something that is or may be subtracted there was a sizable reduction in her weekly pay when she decided to buy health insurance

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2
as in decrease
the amount by which something is lessened saw an 11% reduction in the number of students applying to the school

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3
as in demotion
the act or an instance of bringing to a lower grade or rank the captain was punished with a reduction to lieutenant

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Recent Examples of reduction The regional Department of Education employee, who received the reduction in force email on Tuesday, told ABC News their civil rights office was abolished. — Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025 Duke Energy would shed its goal of a 70% carbon reduction by 2030 under a new bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly by powerful state Senate leader Phil Berger. — Zachery Eanes, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025 The reductions are part of a new wave of federal layoffs about to hit. — Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025 Apple's price reductions have done a lot of the heavy lifting in earning the 15-inch Air its 4-star score here. — PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reduction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reduction
  1. deduction
  2. decrease
  3. discount
  4. decline
  5. firing
  6. dent
  7. dismissal
  8. drop
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  • With the House narrowly split, this is not a certainty especially with issues like the SALT deduction dividing Republicans.
    — Mark Avallone, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • That’s a $750 increase for the standard deduction for single filers from tax year 2023, $1,500 for joint filers and $1,100 for heads of household.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Definition of deduction
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  • That’s an 80% decrease from 2003 when there were 7,465 robberies.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The most dramatic decrease was among those aged 15 to 24, where the divorce rate dropped from 47.2 per 1,000 to 19.7 per 1,000.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Definition of decrease
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  • When the package finally arrived, Valdez called him to offer the part at discount instead of selling it to someone else full price.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2025
  • And while there are wisecracks and blandly humorous asides here and there (most of them delivered by Pratt, who to his credit does give it his discount Harrison Ford best), the Russos mostly play it straight.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of discount
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  • Meanwhile, Target – whose RSI is 16.8 – lost about 9% this week, touching a 52-week low on Friday and bringing its year-to-date decline to nearly 23%.
    — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 15 Mar. 2025
  • However, the rising demand for financial aid and the decline in international applications pose significant challenges.
    — Scott White, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of decline
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  • Court records state that CREW filed a FOIA requests to gather information on actions taken by the U.S. DOGE Service regarding significant changes and firings within federal programs early in President Donald Trump's second term.
    — David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Opposition politicians criticized Netanyahu and suggested that Bar’s firing would be a politically motivated move.
    — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of firing
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  • And the availability of virtual services has made a dent in in-person attendance.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Yet that money has scarcely made a dent in the debt, and chunks of it have been wasted on yet more shoddy decision-making.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, The Athletic, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of dent
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  • The defendants will answer Gastineau’s complaint and motion for its dismissal.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025
  • However, judges in separate cases have ordered officials at the National Labor Relations Board and Merit Systems Protection Board to be reinstated after similar dismissals, signaling continued legal battles over Trump’s authority to reshape independent agencies.
    — Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of dismissal
Noun
  • The dizzying, battering swings for stocks have been coming not just day to day but also hour to hour, and the Dow hurtled between a slight gain and a drop of 689 points on Thursday.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • And the rest of the presidential administration has been eager to back up his claims, with White House senior counselor Peter Navarro saying that Trump’s policies caused the price drop.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
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