La reducción
Example: La reducción de precios ayudó a aumentar las ventas rápidamente.
Definition
"La reducción" refers to the act or process of making something smaller or less in size, amount, or degree. In the example phrase, it highlights the decrease in prices which helped to quickly increase sales, emphasizing a decrease or lowering.
Etymology
"La reducción" comes from the Spanish verb "reducir," which originates from the Latin word "reductio," meaning 'a leading back' or 'drawing back.' Did you know that the concept of reduction originally involved the idea of bringing something back to a previous state or place?
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"La reducción" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B1) - set 4", containing 113 commonly used words.
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