reduction vs price reduction

price reduction vs reduction

reduction and price reduction both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reduction	Yes	No	No	No
price reduction	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, price reduction is a hyponym of reduction; that is, price reduction is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reduction:

reduction: the act of decreasing or reducing something
price reduction: the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise

Other hyponyms of reduction include cut, mitigation, moderation, lowering, cutback, devaluation, devitalisation, devitalization, extenuation, mitigation, palliation, alleviation, easement, easing, relief, de-escalation, minimisation, minimization, depletion, shortening, shrinking, deduction, subtraction, deflation, deduction, discount, rollback, weakening, depreciation, contraction, reverse split, reverse stock split, split down, amortisation, amortization, declassification, shelter, tax shelter, tax credit.

reduction (noun)	price reduction (noun)
the act of decreasing or reducing something	the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
the act of reducing complexity
any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

Difference between reduction and price reduction

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