Synonym: decrease, diminution, reducing, simplification, step-down. Similar words: production, introduction, auction, prediction, destruction, instruction, construction, instructional. Meaning: [rɪ'dʌkʃn] 
n. 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent 3. the act of reducing complexity.
n. 1. the act of decreasing or reducing something 2. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent 3. the act of reducing complexity. 
Random good picture Not show
61. The development of the project was seriouslyimpeded by a reduction in funds.
62. The fact that there has been a reduction in crime is little consolation to victims of crime.
63. The increase in indirect taxation is intended to neutralize the reduction in income tax.
64. During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay/wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment.
65. The group is lobbying for a reduction in defence spending.
66. Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.
67. The government is aiming at a 50% reduction in unemployment.
68. The reduction in their grant is an acknowledgement that they have been paid too much.
69. She became a casualty of the reduction in part-time work .
70. I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.
71. The proposed initiative would mandate a reduction of carbon dioxide of 40%.
72. There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on motorways.
73. They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.
74. The price reduction is due to competition among suppliers.
75. Thus, reduction takes place at the cathode. 3.
76. The reduction in train lengths also impedes efficient operation.
77. The reduction in labour costs has certainly been significant.
78. Design for residential areas gets three percent; speed reduction measures less than one percent.
79. Talks resume next week in Bonn on legally binding emission reduction targets that Washington has rejected.
80. Strangely, and almost coinciding with this modification to weight reduction, I found myself in a lack-of-petrol situation.
81. I have visited an electronics manufacturer where the notion of continual cost reduction is an important feature of operating policy.
82. Weight reduction, purine restriction,(sentencedict.com/reduction.html) and cessation of ethanol use should be accomplished.
83. Managers charge a fee and a cut of any debt reduction.
84. This was discussed in chapter 3, but an example will illustrate the often dramatic reduction in manufacturing jobs in rural areas.
85. Otherwise Congress would have to face the consequences of automatic across-the-board cuts under the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings budget deficit reduction law.
86. This voluntary approach to emissions reduction would likely be more effective than the voluntarism urged here.
87. Some progress was made upon a few, particularly the reduction of major epidemics of malaria, cholera, smallpox and yellow-fever.
88. The reduction follows another quarter-point cut on December 22, the first decline in the repo rate since August 1994.
89. The most severe penalty he could receive would be a suspension of pay, reduction in rank or confinement to the barracks.
90. The more constrained the grammar the greater the reduction in the number of incorrect partial solutions.
More similar words: production, introduction, auction, prediction, destruction, instruction, construction, instructional, productive, productivity, education, educational, action, section, fiction, sanction, election, reaction, fraction, function, selection, infection, objection, protection, collection, inspection, attraction, and function, take action, conviction.