reductions
Lessening in amount
Reductions are instances of reducing—making something smaller, less, or simpler.
A price reduction lowers cost.
A reduction in force means layoffs.
In cooking, a reduction is a sauce thickened by boiling off liquid: The balsamic reduction added depth to the dish.
In chemistry, reduction is the gain of electrons, opposite of oxidation.
To make smaller
- lessenReduce in degree
- declineDecrease or refuse
- shrinkDecrease in size
- contractEnforceable written agreement
downsize · lower · cutback · minimize · curtail · taper · abate · subside
Subtractions from full price
- markdownsLowered retail prices
- price cutsReductions in cost
- dealsAgreements or distributions
- clearancePermitted passage or approval
rebates · bargains · offers · coupons · cashback · sales · promotions · rollbacks
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
- minimalismAesthetic of reduction
decluttering · paring down · refinement · essentials · boiling down · summarization · synopsis · crystallization
Liquid food accompaniment
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- simmerCook just under boiling
- thickenIncrease in viscosity
- deglazeDissolve caramelized pan residue
stock · demi-glace · jus · balsamic · wine · syrup · consommé · caramelization
Making something less complex
- proofDemonstration of truth
- theoremDemonstrated logical conclusion
- equationsMathematical equality statements
- factorizationDecomposing into multiplicative parts
polynomials · fractions · rationalization · denominator · numerator · common factors · cancel · algebra
diminish
To make smaller
contract · downsize · lower · cutback · minimize · curtail · taper · abate · subside · wane
discounts
Subtractions from full price
- markdownsLowered retail prices
- price cutsReductions in cost
- dealsAgreements or distributions
clearance · rebates · bargains · offers · coupons · cashback · sales · promotions · rollbacks · value
streamlining
Making more aerodynamic or efficient
- condensationVapor turning to liquid
- distillationPurification via vaporization
- abstractionDistilling to essential qualities
minimalism · decluttering · paring down · refinement · essentials · boiling down · summarization · synopsis · crystallization · pruning
sauce
Liquid food accompaniment
deglaze · stock · demi-glace · jus · balsamic · wine · syrup · consommé · caramelization · roux
simplification
Making something less complex
- proofDemonstration of truth
- theoremDemonstrated logical conclusion
- equationsMathematical equality statements
factorization · polynomials · fractions · rationalization · denominator · numerator · common factors · cancel · algebra · expression
- cutbackscutback, cutbacks, decrease, layoff, budget cuts
- copy shop servicescopiers, printers, scanners, color copies, enlargements
- arms controlarms control, disarmament, nonproliferation, arms deals, nuclear treaty
- Colonial PhilippinesSpanish colonization, Augustinians, Dominicans, Franciscans, Jesuits
- bargain goodscloseout, clearance, liquidation, markdown, discounts
- JesuitsJesuits, Jesuit, Society of Jesus, Ignatius Loyola, Loyola
reductionsenlargements
Increases in size
expansions · increases · growths · magnifications · augmentations
reductionsincreases
Becomes greater in amount
increments · additions · gains · rises · jumps
reductionsintensifications
Increases in strength
amplifications · escalations · enhancements · magnifications · boosts
- noise reductionDecreasing auditory interference
- stress reductionLessening mental tension
- greenhouse gas reductionLowering climate-warming emissions
- gradual reduction
- price reductionLowered cost of goods
- breast reductionSurgery to decrease bust size