reduction

reduction
re|duc|tion
W2S3 [rıˈdʌkʃən] n
[U and C]
a decrease in the size, price, or amount of something, or the act of decreasing something
strategies for noise reduction
reduction in
a slight reduction in the price of oil
reduction of
the reduction of interest rates
reduction on
substantial reductions on children's clothes
The company promised they would make no staff reductions for at least two years.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • réduction — [ redyksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIIIe « rapprochement »; lat. reductio, de reducere → réduire I ♦ (XIVe) Opération qui consiste à remettre en place (un os luxé, fracturé; un organe déplacé). Réduction d une articulation luxée. Par ext. Réduction d une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • reduction — re‧duc‧tion [rɪˈdʌkʆn] noun FINANCE 1. [countable, uncountable] when prices, costs etc become lower or are made lower: • Our winter sale includes many price reductions. • We can make a reduction (= sell something more cheaply …   Financial and business terms

  • Reduction — Réduction Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Reduction — Re*duc tion (r[ e]*d[u^]k sh[u^]n), n. [F. r[ e]duction, L. reductio. See {Reduce}.] 1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as, the reduction of a body to powder; the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reduction — Reduction. s. f. v. Action de reduire. Reduction d une ville à l obéissance du Prince. la procession pour la reduction de Paris. reduction d une pinte de liqueur à une chopine. reduction des especes, des monnoyes. reduction des sols en livres.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Reduction — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Reduction Álbum de Peter Banks Publicación 1999 Género(s) Rock progresivo …   Wikipedia Español

  • reduction — Reduction, f. acut. Est proprement, ramenement (s il se peut dire ainsi) d une chose à son premier lieu et estat, et est pur Latin de Reductio, hormis du son et prolation François. Et selon ceste deduction, on peut dire Reduction estre,… …   Thresor de la langue françoyse

  • reduction — index abatement (reduction), abridgment (condensation), abstract, capsule, curtailment, decrease, deduction ( …   Law dictionary

  • reduction — [ri duk′shən] n. [LME reduccion < MFr reduction < L reductio < reductus, pp. of reducere] 1. a reducing or being reduced 2. anything made or brought about by reducing, as a smaller copy, lowered price, sauce of concentrated liquid, etc.… …   English World dictionary

  • reduction — reduction. См. редукция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

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