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The correct spelling is reduction.
How to pronounce reduction
noun
IPA: /ɹiˈdɑk.ʃən/
Say it like: Red-ucs-hon
The correct spelling is reduction. The act, process, or result of reducing. For example: "A 5% reduction in robberies"
Usage Examples
“A 5% reduction in robberies”
Definition
noun
- 1.The act, process, or result of reducing.
- 2.The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
- 3.A reaction in which electrons are gained and valence is reduced; often by the removal of oxygen or the addition of hydrogen.
- 4.The process of rapidly boiling a sauce to concentrate it.
- 5.The rewriting of an expression into a simpler form.
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