- reduction
- nounADJECTIVE▪ big, considerable, great, large, major, marked, significant, substantial▪
The changes may result in a greater reduction in employee numbers than we had previously expected.
▪ dramatic, drastic, huge, massive, remarkable, severe▪a sale with massive reductions on selected items
▪ minor, modest, slight, small▪ tenfold, fiftyfold, etc.▪ further▪ possible▪ actual, net, overall, real▪ across-the-board, general▪ rapid, sharp, steep▪ slow▪ immediate, sudden▪ gradual, progressive, steady▪ initial▪ recent▪ long-term, permanent▪ proposed▪ percentage▪A small percentage reduction in the cost of materials would mean a significant increase in profit.
▪ cost, debt, deficit, pay, price, tariff, tax, wage▪ emission, noise, pollution, waste▪ harm, pain, risk, stress▪a drug strategy which prioritizes harm reduction
▪ poverty▪The IMF claims to put poverty reduction at the heart of its policies.
▪ size, weight▪The result is a 75 to 80% size reduction.
▪ breast▪She had a breast reduction last year.
▪ staff▪ arms, troopVERB + REDUCTION▪ achieve, make, secure▪The government has found it difficult to make real reductions in spending.
▪Every effort is made to secure the highest possible reduction in casualties.
▪ cause, lead to, make, produce, result in▪These simple changes will make a substantial reduction in the fat content of your diet.
▪ avoid▪ ask for, demand, seek▪I asked for a reduction as the dress was damaged.
▪ require▪ get, receive▪Guests staying 14 nights will receive a 10% reduction.
▪ experience, have▪The company has had a reduction in sales.
▪ suffer▪They suffered a severe reduction in income.
▪ accept, welcome (esp. BrE)▪I welcome the reduction in road traffic fatalities.
▪ give (sb), offer (sb)▪ propose▪She proposed a reduction in the state president's powers.
▪ notice, observe, see▪Police said they had noticed a significant reduction in crime last year.
▪ announce▪The gas company has announced price reductions for all customers.
▪ mean, represent▪Our average margins dropped to 35%, which represents a reduction in gross margins of £109 million.
▪ demonstrate, show▪Figures just released show a steady reduction in levels of emissions over the last four years.
REDUCTION + VERB▪ occur, take placeREDUCTION + NOUN▪ target▪the government's waste reduction targets
PREPOSITION▪ through a/the reduction▪economic growth through a reduction in interest rates
▪ reduction by▪reduction by 30%
▪ reduction from, reduction in▪There has been a sharp reduction in the number of accidents on our roads.
▪ reduction of▪a reduction of carbon dioxide emissions
▪ reduction on▪a 25% reduction on normal subscription rates
▪ reduction to▪a reduction in the speed limit from 50 to 40 miles per hour
PHRASES▪ a reduction in numbers▪Asian elephants have experienced a 50% reduction in numbers over the last three generations.
▪They are concerned about the reduction in numbers of people eligible for legal aid.
▪ a reduction in the amount of sth, a reduction in the number of sth, a reduction in the size of sth▪the reduction in the number of hospital beds
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
