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reduction

noun

re·​duc·​tion ri-ˈdək-shən How to pronounce reduction (audio)
1
: the act or process of reducing : the state of being reduced
2
a
: something made by reducing
b
: the amount by which something is reduced
3
[Spanish reducción, from Latin reduction-, reductio] : a South American Indian settlement directed by Jesuit missionaries
4
: meiosis sense 2
specifically : production of the gametic chromosome number in the first meiotic division
reductional
ri-ˈdək-shnəl How to pronounce reduction (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective

Example Sentences

a drastic reduction in size Many voters want to see some reduction of the deficit. There is a 20 percent reduction on selected items during this sale.
Recent Examples on the Web Those states each had less than a year’s worth of reduction in their life expectancy between 2019 and 2020. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The extent of this reduction should substantially reduce the risk of ever having to do this again, while balancing our desire to invest in our long term future and reaccelerate our revenue growth. Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Aug. 2022 In Arizona, a majority of the reduction is taken from a canal that supplies water to 80% of the state's population, and without which the central agricultural sector, as well as cities like Phoenix and Tucson, could not have developed to scale. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 30 Aug. 2022 If employees do not sign a waiver, no benefit will be paid as part of the workforce reduction. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 27 Aug. 2022 That would wipe out nearly 10 years worth of deficit reduction contained in the Inflation Reduction Act. Jim Puzzanghera, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2022 The average recipient would see an income tax credit of $221 annual reduction in their individual income taxes and the median family of four will receive an annual tax cut of more than $375. Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2022 In Salt Lake County, officials say, appeals that make it to the board for consideration end up with some sort of reduction to the valuation about 70% of the time. Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 About a quarter of natural gas in the EU goes to industry—which means that sector may well have to shoulder a large part of the burden of gas reduction, says Chi Kong Chyong, a research associate at the University of Cambridge. WIRED, 20 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English reduccion restoration, from Middle French reducion, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin reduction-, reductio reduction (in a syllogism), from Latin, restoration, from reducere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of reduction was in the 15th century

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