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n. - The act of decreasing something.

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  • The sale resulted in a reduction in the price.
  • You see, this reduction is all about reducing weight for the launch of the ISS-Trimmed Orion on Ares-I.
  • Analysts believe that the reduction is already stimulating investment and helping to boost economic growth.
  • With respect to what they call the reduction of the debt from its nominal sum, it is not a reduction of it, but an appreciation at its true value.
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