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{ "term": "reduction", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "b2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "an act of making something less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller", "sensetop": "reduction in somethingreduction of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Some staff received wage rises, while others experienced a reduction." }, { "text": "This year has seen a 33% **reduction in the number** of hospital beds available.", "contextForm": "reduction in something" }, { "text": "a drastic **reduction in costs**" }, { "text": "Business is improving following the **reduction in** interest **rates**." }, { "text": "There has been some reduction in unemployment." }, { "text": "a **significant/substantial reduction** in spending" }, { "text": "The report recommends **further reductions** in air and noise emissions." }, { "text": "Concern over global warming has not **led to a reduction** in the use of oil and gas." }, { "text": "Greater access to medical care for older people will **result in reductions** in mortality." }, { "text": "There are continuing demands for a reduction of US troop levels in the country.", "contextForm": "reduction of something" }, { "text": "A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit." }, { "text": "Asian elephants have experienced a 50% reduction in numbers over the last three generations." }, { "text": "Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties." }, { "text": "Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years." }, { "text": "I haven't noticed any significant reduction in the performance of my car since switching to unleaded fuel." }, { "text": "I welcome the reduction in road traffic fatalities." }, { "text": "Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million." }, { "text": "Police said they had noticed a significant reduction in crime last year." }, { "text": "She had a breast reduction last year." }, { "text": "She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers." }, { "text": "The IMF claims to put poverty reduction at the heart of its policies." }, { "text": "The budget forecasts a deficit reduction of 27%." }, { "text": "The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected." }, { "text": "The company has had a reduction in sales." }, { "text": "The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in government spending." }, { "text": "The result is a 75 to 80% size reduction." }, { "text": "There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on motorways." }, { "text": "These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet." }, { "text": "They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid." }, { "text": "They suffered a severe reduction in income." }, { "text": "a drug strategy which prioritizes harm reduction" }, { "text": "a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour" }, { "text": "a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions" }, { "text": "economic growth through a reduction in interest rates" }, { "text": "reduction by 30%" }, { "text": "the government's waste reduction targets" }, { "text": "the reduction in the number of hospital beds" }, { "text": "Both analyses show a reduction in the incidence of cancer." }, { "text": "The study examines how the police can achieve long-term reductions in crime." }, { "text": "deficit/cost/poverty/emissions reduction" }, { "text": "risk/harm reduction" } ], "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "great"], "verb + reduction": ["achieve", "make", "secure"], "reduction + verb": ["occur", "take place"], "reduction + noun": ["target"], "preposition": [ "through a/the reduction", "reduction by", "reduction from" ], "phrases": [ "a reduction in numbers", "a reduction in the amount of something", "a reduction in the number of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "an amount of money by which something is made cheaper", "sensetop": "reduction for somebody/somethingreduction on something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "**price reductions**" }, { "text": "There are reductions for children sharing a room with two adults.", "contextForm": "reduction for somebody/something" }, { "text": "a sale with massive reductions on selected items", "contextForm": "reduction on something" }, { "text": "Guests staying 14 nights will receive a 10% reduction." }, { "text": "I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged." }, { "text": "The gas company has announced price reductions for all customers." }, { "text": "a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates" } ], "topics": ["Shopping", "Money"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["big", "considerable", "great"], "verb + reduction": ["achieve", "make", "secure"], "reduction + verb": ["occur", "take place"], "reduction + noun": ["target"], "preposition": [ "through a/the reduction", "reduction by", "reduction from" ], "phrases": [ "a reduction in numbers", "a reduction in the amount of something", "a reduction in the number of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a copy of a photograph, map, picture, etc. that is made smaller than the original one", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the fact of adding one or more electrons to a substance or of removing oxygen from a substance", "labels": "(chemistry)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "a sauce made by boiling a liquid until it becomes thick", "examples": [ { "text": "a red wine reduction" }, { "text": "a reduction of chicken stock, wine and cream" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈdʌkʃn/", "audio": "re/reduction/reduction__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/rɪˈdʌkʃn/", "audio": "re/reduction/reduction__us_3.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting the action of bringing back): from Old French, or from Latin reductio(n-), from reducere ‘bring back, restore’, from re- ‘back, again’ + ducere ‘bring, lead’. The sense development was broadly similar to that of reduce; senses (1) and(2) date from the late 17th cent." }