reduce
verb (used with object)
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc..
have reduced
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present perfectof reduce.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Traditional investors, like central banks and sovereign wealth funds, have reduced holdings of government debt, especially U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 4, 2026
"Recent data have reduced the immediate need for tighter policy, giving Warsh room to re-establish the Fed's inflation-fighting message without signalling imminent action," he wrote.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
The mooted deal would have reduced those tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum to 25% from 50%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But the rewards have reduced and the value of coins has dropped since last year.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Modern physics and chemistry have reduced the complexity of the sensible world to an astonishing simplicity: three units put together in various patterns make, essentially, everything.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
