{
    "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."
}