#step-down__decrease__diminution__reduction  the act of decreasing or reducing something
  exclusion:  #step-up
  supertype:  #change_of_magnitude  the act of changing the amount or size of something
  subtype:  #amount_cutting__cut  S("amount_cutting" added as key)$ the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget"
     subtype:  #budget_cut  the act of reducing budgeted expenditures
     subtype:  #pay_cut__paycut__salary_cut  a act of reducing a salary
     subtype:  #cost_cutting  the act of cutting costs
     subtype:  #price_cutting__pricecutting__price_cut__pricecut  cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price
     subtype:  #spending_cut  the act of reducing spending
  subtype:  #moderation  the action of lessening in severity or intensity: "the object being control or moderation of economic depressions"
     subtype:  #abatement  the act of abating; "laws enforcing noise abatement"
  subtype:  #lowering  the act of causing to become less
     subtype:  #tapering  the act of gradually lowering the size or amount; "the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose"
  subtype:  #cutback  a reduction in quantity or rate
     subtype:  #service_cutback__servicecutback  the act of reducing service
  subtype:  #devaluation  the reduction of something value
  subtype:  #devitalization__devitalisation  the act of reducing the vitality of something
  subtype:  #extenuation__mitigation__palliation  to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
  subtype:  #alleviation__easing__easement__relief  the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance); "he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain"
     subtype:  #spasmolysis__spasmolysi  the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms
     subtype:  #detente  the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially between nations)
     subtype:  #palliation  easing the severity of a pain or a disease without removing the cause
     subtype:  #liberalization__liberalisation__relaxation  the act of making less strict
  subtype:  #de-escalation  a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
  subtype:  #minimization__minimisation  the act of minimizing something
     subtype:  #tax_avoidance__taxavoidance  the minimization of tax liability by lawful methods
  subtype:  #depletion  the act of decreasing something markedly
     subtype:  #using_up__usingup__expenditure  the act of consuming something
        subtype:  #burnup  the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor)
     subtype:  #exhaustion  the act of exhausting something entirely
     subtype:  #drain  a gradual depletion; "a drain on resources"
        subtype:  #drawing_off__drawingoff__drawing  act of getting or draining something such as electricity or a liquid from a source: "the drawing of water from the well"
           subtype:  #derivation  drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
           subtype:  #derivation.drawing_off  drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
        subtype:  #brain_drain__braindrain  depletion or loss of intellectual and technical personnel
  subtype:  #shortening  act of decreasing in length: "the dress needs shortening"
     subtype:  #abbreviation  shortening something by omitting parts of it
     subtype:  #cutting_off__cuttingoff__cut__cutting  the act of shortening something by cutting off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut"
        subtype:  #snip__clip__clipping  the act of clipping or snipping
        subtype:  #haircut  the act of cutting the hair
        subtype:  #clipping__trim__trimming  cutting down to the desired size or shape
           subtype:  #pruning  the act of trimming a plant
        subtype:  #shearing  removing by cutting off or clipping
           subtype:  #sheepshearing  act of shearing sheep
     subtype:  #muscular_contraction__contraction  (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)
        subtype:  #contracture  an abnormal and usually permanent contraction of a muscle
        subtype:  #tetanus__tetanu  a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses
        subtype:  #uterine_contraction__uterinecontraction  a rhythmic tightening in labor of the upper uterine musculature that contracts the size of the uterus and pushes the fetus toward the birth canal
        subtype:  #Braxton-Hicks_contraction__false_labor__falselabor  painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency
        subtype:  #vaginismus  muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination
  subtype:  #shrinking  the act of becoming less
     subtype:  #miniaturization__miniaturisation  act of making on a greatly reduced scale
  subtype:  #subtraction__deduction  the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole); "he complained about the subtraction of money from their paychecks"
     subtype:  #withholding  the act of deducting (taxes) from an employee's salary
  subtype:  #deflation  the act of letting the air out of something
  subtype:  #price_reduction__pricereduction__discount__deduction  the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
  subtype:  #rollback  reducing prices back to some earlier level
  subtype:  #weakening  the act of reducing the strength of something
     subtype:  #wilt__wilting  causing to become limp or drooping
     subtype:  #dilution  weakening (reducing the concentration) by the addition of water or a thinner
        subtype:  #thinning__cutting  the act of diluting something; "the cutting of whiskey with water"; "the thinning of paint with turpentine"
  subtype:  #depreciation  a decrease in price or value over time; "depreciation of the dollar against the yen"
  subtype:  #reverse_split__reversesplit__reverse_stock_split__split_down__splitdown  a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
  subtype:  #amortisation__amortization  the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
  subtype:  #declassification  reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
  subtype:  #tax_deduction__taxdeduction__deduction  a reduction in the gross amount on which a tax is calculated; reduces taxes by the percentage fixed for the taxpayer's income bracket
     subtype:  #tax_benefit__taxbenefit__tax_break__taxbreak  a tax deduction that is granted in order to encourage a particular type of commercial activity
     subtype:  #business_deduction  tax deduction for expenses of doing business
        subtype:  #entertainment_deduction__entertainmentdeduction  deduction allowed for some (limited) kinds of entertainment for business purposes
  subtype:  #tax_shelter__taxshelter__shelter  a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay
  subtype:  #tax_credit__taxcredit  a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)

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