Environment / A2

ri-DYOOS/rɪˈdjuːs/

To reduce is to make smaller in amount or size. Reduce waste. Reduce the price. Decrease is a close synonym, often without an object (numbers decrease). Increase is the opposite. Reduction is the noun.

Meaning

To make something smaller or less.

Examples

• “He is trying to reduce the time he spends on his phone.”
• “We should reduce our sugar.”
• “The company reduced working hours.”

Good to know

reduce + noun. Opposite: increase. Noun: reduction.

Near in meaning

decrease

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