Forms
- 3rd person singular
- reduces
- past
- reduced
- past participle
- reduced
- gerund
- reducing
Similar words
downsize
reduce is the general word; downsize specifically means reducing the staff or size of a company.
Similar in other languages
German
kürzen
kürzen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to shorten, to cut, to reduce."
German
abkürzen
Close — reducing relates to shortening, abbreviating.
Práctica
1 ¿Qué significa reduce?
reducir
2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The company ___ its costs.
Oración completa: The company reduces its costs. (La empresa reduce sus costos.)
3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a reduce?
reduce: registro neutral, frecuencia común, dominio general, connotación neutral.