German word

reduzieren

Pronunciation

IPA/ʁeduˈt͡siːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbreduce

Example

Ich reduziere den Zucker im Kaffee.

I reduce the sugar in my coffee.

Illustration for reduzieren (reduce)

More examples

Wir müssen die Kosten reduzieren.

We must reduce costs.

Core concept

A control knob is turned down so that a measured amount becomes smaller.

Common phrases

  • die Kosten reduzieren

    reduce costs

  • den Stress reduzieren

    reduce stress

  • den Zuckerkonsum reduzieren

    reduce sugar consumption

Similar words

verringern: To make an amount or degree smaller in a wide range of situations.
senken: To bring down a price, water level, or other measured level.
kürzen: To shorten a period or reduce the length of a piece of writing.
vermindern: To lessen the extent of a loss or the severity of a danger.

Definition in German

etwas zahlenmäßig oder prozentual vermindern

Word origin

Reduzieren is a learned borrowing from Latin reducere through French réduire, whose original sense involved bringing something back.

Usage tips

  • With a stated target, reduzieren uses "auf" for the resulting level and "um" for the amount of change, as in "auf die Hälfte" and "um zehn Prozent".

Other meanings

  • scale downverb
  • cut backverb

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