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reduction

 
 
/rɪˈdʌkʃən/ noun [C, U]

Translation

when something is reduced
kısma, indirim, azaltma, eksiltme
She refused to accept a reduction in wages. price reductions1811
the process of adding one or more electrons to a substance or removing oxygen from a substance1277
(Definition of reduction noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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