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nounthe act of decreasing or reducing something
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nounany process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent
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nounthe act of reducing complexity
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change cut reaction shelter relief discount reduce decrease shrinking reducing lowering deduction weakening contraction moderation easing easement shortening cutback depletion devaluation depreciation deflation subtraction diminution amortization simplification rollback mitigation step-down change of magnitude de-escalation declassification devitalisation devitalization extenuation minimisation minimization palliation price reduction amortisation tax credit tax shelter alleviation reverse split reverse stock split split down chemical reaction schematisation schematization