Significado de reduction en inglés

reduction

noun

/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ us

/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/

reduction noun (MAKING SMALLER)

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B2 [ C or U ]

the act of making something, or of something becoming, smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc.:

reduction in There has been a worrying reduction in the number of students taking science at university.

price reduction There is a huge price reduction of 40% on all sale items.

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the fact of getting smaller or becoming less

decreaseThere has been a steady decrease in the number of visitors.
fallA fall in the price of petrol is unlikely.
fall-offThere's been a sharp fall-off in demand for the product since the company's scandal broke.
falling-offThere has been a slight falling-off in public sector employment growth.

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[ C ]

a copy of a photograph, picture, etc. that is smaller than the original one

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The treaty has led to a dramatic reduction in the number of land-based missiles in Europe.
Stiffening competition in the market has led to a reduction in the company's profits this year.
The reduction in funds is throttling the development of new programmes.
The airline halved its overseas service because of a sharp reduction in traffic.
The Green Party have called for a substantial reduction in the emission of greenhouse gases by the UK.

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reduction noun (CHEMISTRY)

[ U ] chemistry specialized

the addition of one or more electrons to a chemical element:

Oxidation, the loss of electrons, is always accompanied by reduction, the gain of the same electrons.

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reduction noun (MEDICAL)

[ C or U ] medical specialized

the act of putting a broken bone or another part of the body back into its correct position:

Reduction of the fracture corrects and maintains alignment.

The displaced fracture required open reduction and internal plate fixation, together with dental wire to stabilize the front teeth.

the reduction of a dislocated shoulder

The technology allows surgeons to visualize fracture reductions.

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reduction | Inglés de negocios

reduction

noun

/rɪˈdʌkʃən/ us

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[ C or U ]

the process of making something less in price, size, amount, etc., or the fact of it becoming less:

a reduction in sth The cutbacks have required a 10% reduction in staff numbers.

Policyholders will be preparing themselves for further reductions in bonuses on maturing policies.

a dramatic/significant/substantial reduction I was warned of a significant reduction in the projected payout.

a gradual/slight/steady reduction

debt/deficit/spending reduction The emphasis is on long-term debt reduction.

rate/tariff/tax reduction Banks have announced mortgage rate reductions to bolster the housing market.

poverty reduction

emissions/greenhouse gas reductions

cost reduction programs/targets

[ C ] COMMERCE

an amount by which the price of something is reduced:

to get/make a reduction on sth I got a reduction on the skirt because there was a button missing.

big/massive reductions Stores are offering big reductions this weekend.

(Definición de reduction del Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Ejemplos de reduction

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The results show the potential for considerable reductions in blood use.

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Hence, we also investigated the effect of combining conjugate vaccination with reductions of antibiotic exposure.

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Agro-environmental partnership activities are not the only reason for pesticide reductions in these commodities.

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We conjecture that this approach can be adapted and generalised in order to handle term-graphs and to simulate term-graphs reductions.

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The unequal distribution of benefits resulted in member states failing to implement agreed tariff reductions and preferential trade access agreements.

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Indeed, different communications induce essentially different reductions of processes.

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Spatial and temporal contrast produced equivalent reductions in chromatic discriminability as the chromatic difference between the test and surround increased.

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Local increases in entropy are offset by reductions elsewhere.

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Yield reductions during severe drought were so great that residue levels, even with no-tillage, were insufficient for protecting the soil from wind erosion.

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Neither the smaller wet weight reductions nor the higher temperatures were effective in this test in extending longevity of the hydroprimed seeds.

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The cases of inner reductions follow immediately from the induction hypothesis.

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Changes in soil fungal:bacterial biomass ratios following reductions in the intensity of management of an upland grassland.

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The system also allows partial reductions of cell formulas and unbound variables.

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Only a small percentage of the patients required dose delay or reductions.

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To confirm the immune status of the calves, reductions in worm burdens were measured after treatment with benzimidazoles at housing and at subsequent challenge infection.

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across-the-board reduction

Firms are the only winners, now earning higher profits because of their ability to outsource and the across-the-board reduction in wages.

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additional reduction

Call-by-name does no reduction, call-by-value reduces until the argument reaches a weak head normal form, and our closed strategy does additional reduction.

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automatic reduction

Amongst such measures, he proposes the automatic reduction of quotas.

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Significado de reduction en inglés

reduction noun (MAKING SMALLER)

reduction noun (CHEMISTRY)

reduction noun (MEDICAL)

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