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feminine

/ʁe.dyk.sjɔ̃/

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Translation

reduction, discount

Word origin

From Latin reductio ('a leading back'), from reducere ('to lead back, to bring back'), from re- ('back') and ducere ('to lead').

Origin: Latin
Root: reductio
English cognates: reduction, reduce

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralréductions

Examples

' .

Students get a discount on the train ticket.

week-end.

The shop is offering a twenty per cent reduction this weekend.

A budget cut has affected several departments.

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