reduction

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(Roget's IV) n.

1. [The process of making smaller]

Syn. decrease, contraction, diminution, lowering, lessening, shortening, abatement, discount, reducing, conversion, deoxidation, refinement, attenuation, atrophy, condensation, loss, decline, compression, depression, subtraction, retrenchment, downsizing, cutback, shrinkage, miniaturization, concision, constriction, modification, minimization, curtailment, abbreviation, abridgment, decrescence, syncope, ellipsis, elision, assuagement, modulation, moderation, mitigation, remission, decrement.

Ant. increase*, increasing, enlargement.

2. [An amount that constitutes reduction, sense 1]

Syn. decrease, rebate, cut; see discount .

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act or process of decreasing: abatement, curtailment, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, slash, slowdown, taper. See INCREASE. 2. The act or an instance of demoting: degradation, demotion. See RISE. 3. A lowering in price or value: depreciation, devaluation, markdown, writedown. See INCREASE, MONEY. 4. An amount deducted: abatement, deduction, discount, rebate. See INCREASE.