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diminuzione — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abatement noun A reduction in the amount, degree or intensity of something, especially something unwanted such as noise, pollution or tax.
  • decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  • diminution noun A lessening, decrease or reduction.
  • dwindling adj Steadily becoming smaller or less.
  • reduction noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.

Senses

diminuzione is used for these senses in English:

  • abatement An amount abated; that which is taken away by way of reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount allowed; in particular from a tax. [Late 15th century.]
  • decrease An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
  • diminution A lessening, decrease or reduction.
  • dwindling declining; growing less
  • reduction The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.

abatement — full definition

  1. noun A reduction in the amount, degree or intensity of something, especially something unwanted such as noise, pollution or tax.
  2. noun The legally required removal or containment of a hazard from a building or site.
  3. noun The act of formally ending or suspending a legal action or nuisance.

decrease — full definition

  1. verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  2. noun A reduction in the size or amount of something.

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