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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

action go
something done (usually as opposed to something said)

change go
the action of changing something

change of magnitude go
the act of changing the amount or size of something

reduction, decrease, diminution, step-down
the act of decreasing or reducing something

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25 Subcategories

cut go
the act of reducing the amount or number
moderation, mitigation go
the action of lessening in severity or intensity
lowering go
the act of causing to become less
cutback go
a reduction in quantity or rate
devaluation go
the reduction of something's value or worth
devitalization, devitalisation go
the act of reducing the vitality of something
mitigation, extenuation, palliation go
to act in such a way as to cause an offense to seem less serious
easing, easement, alleviation, relief go
the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
de-escalation go
(war) a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war)
minimization, minimisation go
the act of reducing something to the least possible amount or degree or position
depletion go
the act of decreasing something markedly
shortening go
act of decreasing in length
shrinking go
the act of becoming less
subtraction, deduction go
the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)
deflation go
the act of letting the air out of something
deduction, discount, price reduction go
the act of reducing the selling price of merchandise
rollback go
reducing prices back to some earlier level
weakening go
the act of reducing the strength of something
depreciation go
a decrease in price or value
contraction go
the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope
reverse split, reverse stock split, split down go
a decrease in the number of outstanding shares of a corporation without changing the shareholders' equity
amortization, amortisation go
the reduction of the value of an asset by prorating its cost over a period of years
declassification go
reduction or removal by the government of restrictions on a classified document or weapon
shelter, tax shelter go
a way of organizing business to reduce the taxes it must pay on current earnings
tax credit go
a direct reduction in tax liability (not dependent on the taxpayer's tax bracket)