Reduction
Of change of magnitude. May also be referred to as decrease, diminution and step-down.
The act of decreasing or reducing something.
This concept's ID is @1~1808
Contains
- cut
The act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city bu...
- easing
The act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for...
- shortening
Act of decreasing in length; "the dress needs shortening".
- weakening
The act of reducing the strength of something.
- depletion
The act of decreasing something markedly.
- subtraction
The act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction...
- shrinking
The act of becoming less.
- moderation
The action of lessening in severity or intensity; "the object being control or moderation...
- lowering
The act of causing to become less.
- cutback
A reduction in quantity or rate.
- devaluation
The reduction of something's value or worth.
- minimization
The act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position.
- amortization
The reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of year...
- tax credit
A direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket).
- deflation
The act of letting the air out of something.
- deduction
The act of reducing the selling price of merchandise.
- declassification
Reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document...
- rollback
Reducing prices back to some earlier level.
- reverse split
A decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the...
- shelter
A way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings.
- depreciation
A decrease in price or value; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen".
- contraction
The act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope.
- devitalization
The act of reducing the vitality of something.
- mitigation
To act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious.
- de-escalation
(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war).