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• some staff received wage rises, while others experienced a reduction.
• this year has seen a 33% reduction in the number of hospital beds available.
• a drastic reduction in costs
• business is improving following the reduction in interest rates.

reduction

1. an act of making something less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller
• Some staff received wage rises, while others experienced a reduction.
• This year has seen a 33% reduction in the number of hospital beds available.
• a drastic reduction in costs
• Business is improving following the reduction in interest rates.
• There has been some reduction in unemployment.
• a significant/substantial reduction in spending
• The report recommends further reductions in air and noise emissions.
• Concern over global warming has not led to a reduction in the use of oil and gas.
• Greater access to medical care for older people will result in reductions in mortality.
• There are continuing demands for a reduction of US troop levels in the country.

Extra Examples

• A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
• Asian elephants have experienced a 50% reduction in numbers over the last three generations.
• Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties.
• Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.
• I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the performance of my car since switching to unleaded fuel.
• I welcome the reduction in road traffic fatalities.
• Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.
• Police said they had noticed a significant reduction in crime last year.
• She had a breast reduction last year.
• She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers.
• The IMF claims to put poverty reduction at the heart of its policies.
• The budget forecasts a deficit reduction of 27%.
• The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected.
• The company has had a reduction in sales.
• The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in government spending.
• The result is a 75 to 80% size reduction.
• There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on motorways.
• These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet.
• They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.
• They suffered a severe reduction in income.
• a drug strategy which prioritizes harm reduction
• a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour
• a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
• economic growth through a reduction in interest rates
• reduction by 30%
• the government's waste reduction targets
• the reduction in the number of hospital beds
• Both analyses show a reduction in the incidence of cancer.
• The study examines how the police can achieve long-term reductions in crime.
• deficit/cost/poverty/emissions reduction
• risk/harm reduction
2. an amount of money by which something is made cheaper
• price reductions
• There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults.
• a sale with massive reductions on selected items

Extra Examples

• Guests staying 14 nights will receive a 10% reduction.
• I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.
• The gas company has announced price reductions for all customers.
• a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates
3. a copy of a photograph, map, picture, etc. that is made smaller than the original one
• OPPOSITE enlargement
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/enlargement
4. the fact of adding one or more electrons to a substance or of removing oxygen from a substance
• COMPARE oxidation
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/oxidation
5. a sauce made by boiling a liquid until it becomes thick
• a red wine reduction
• a reduction of chicken stock, wine and cream

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting the action of bringing back): from Old French, or from Latin reductio(n-), from reducere ‘bring back, restore’, from re- ‘back, again’ + ducere ‘bring, lead’. The sense development was broadly similar to that of reduce; senses (1) and(2) date from the late 17th cent.