verb
to reduce, to cut down
B1
To reduce; to cut down. Transitive verb (reduzieren etwas). Uses auxiliary haben for perfect (hat reduziert). Regular (weak) conjugation with participle reduziert. Passive is possible (wird reduziert). Not reflexive; imperative forms exist. Common in economic, environmental and everyday contexts and formal registers.
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Ich reduziere meinen Zuckerkonsum.
I'm reducing my sugar consumption.
Der Verbrauch ist reduziert worden.
The consumption has been reduced.
Die Firma reduzierte die Kosten.
The company reduced costs.
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Imagine a slider being moved left to shrink a bar graph.
Sounds like English 'reduce' — same root idea: make smaller.
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Commonly used in business and policy contexts. In perfect tenses it uses 'haben' (z. B. 'hat reduziert').