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minskning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • contraction noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
  • decrease verb To become smaller in amount, size, or degree; or to cause something to become smaller.
  • reduction noun The act of making something smaller, or the amount by which it has been decreased.
  • shrinkage noun The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

Senses

minskning is used for these senses in English:

  • contraction A (sometimes reversible) contracting or reduction in length, scope, size, or volume; a narrowing, a shortening, a shrinking.
  • decrease An amount by which a quantity decreases or is decreased.
  • reduction The act, process, or result of reducing.
  • reduction The amount or rate by which something is reduced, e.g. in price.
  • shrinkage The act of shrinking, or the proportion by which something shrinks.

contraction — full definition

  1. noun A shortened form of a word or words, often marked with an apostrophe.
  2. noun A strong tightening of the uterine muscles that occurs before and during childbirth.
  3. noun A shrinking or reduction in size, scope, or economic activity.

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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