reduction
n. C / Un. the act of making something smaller in size, amount, or price. You use it when there is less of something than there was before.
n. the act or process of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. Often used in technical contexts to describe the transformation of a substance or the simplification of a complex problem.
The store is offering a big reduction in prices this week.
The government announced a significant reduction in carbon emissions to meet its environmental targets by the end of the decade.
In culinary arts, a reduction involves simmering a liquid until it thickens, thereby intensifying the flavors through the evaporation of water content.
From Middle English reduccion, a borrowing from Old French reducion, from Latin reductiō, reductiōnem. Equivalent to reduce + -tion.
Uncountable when referring to the general process; countable when referring to a specific instance or a price discount.
a reduction of the 20%a reduction of 20%When expressing a percentage change as a noun phrase, do not use the definite article before the number.