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noun

the act of decreasing or reducing something
• Syn:
decrease, diminution, reduction
• Ant:
increase (for: decrease)
• Derivationally related forms:
step down, reduce (for: reduction), decrease (for: decrease)
• Hypernyms:
change of magnitude
• Hyponyms:
cut, moderation, mitigation, lowering, cutback,
devaluation, devitalization, devitalisation, extenuation, palliation, easing,
easement, alleviation, relief, de-escalation, minimization, minimisation,
depletion, shortening, shrinking, subtraction, deduction, deflation,
discount, price reduction, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction,
reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortization, amortisation, declassification,
tax shelter, shelter, tax credit