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[さく()·げん()]
sakugen
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 削減

noun, suru verb
  1. cut; reduction; curtailment

Definition and Synonyms for 削減

Slash cut drastically
Synonyms: 削減
Curtailment the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Synonyms: 削減, 節減, 節約
Curb place restrictions on
Synonyms: はつる, 制限, 削る, 削減, 押さえる, 縮減, 限る, 限定
Cut the act of reducing the amount or number
Synonyms: カット, 低減, 削減, 引き下げ, 引き下げる, 減少, 減額, 縮小
Cutback a reduction in quantity or rate
Synonyms: カットバック, 削減, 短縮
Trim Down cut down on
Synonyms: そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減
Reduction the act of reducing complexity
Synonyms: リダクション, 低減, 値下げ, 切り詰め, 切り詰める, 削減, 引き下げ, 引き下げる, 減反, 減少, 短縮, 節減, 簡素化, 縮小, 還元
Trim Down make a reduction in
Synonyms: そぐ, はつる, つづめる, 低減, 切削, 削る, 削減, 減じる, 減ずる, 減らす, 減少, 減損, 減殺, 減額, 短縮, 節する, 節倹, 節減, 節約, 約する, 縮小, 縮減, 軽減

Meanings for each kanji in 削減

» plane; sharpen; whittle; pare
» dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry

Categories 削減 is a member of

Change the action of changing something
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Economy an act of economizing
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Circumscribe restrict or confine,
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Decrease the act of decreasing or reducing something
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Trim Down cut down on
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Minify make smaller
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Sample Sentences for 削減

Federal budget cuts will take a bite out of Social Security benefits.
The House cut the budget for foreign aid.
Toyota Corporation announced that it would cut 1,000 positions this year.
Reducing the budget deficit is a major concern of the government.
Japanese corporations are slashing their capital spending programs.

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