reeve
/riːv/
US pronunciation
American sound/riːv/
reeve
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
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- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Long vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> reeve
Myanmar meaning
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reduction /r'dʌkʃn/ n
၁။ (က) [U] လျှော့ချခြင်း။
noise/ weight reduction ❍ aim for a reduction of fat in one's diet.
(ခ) [C] လျော့နည်းသွားခြင်း။
a marked reduction in size/ weight ❍ a reduction in the number of law graduates ❍ price reductions.
(ဂ) [C] လျှော့ဈေး။ sell sth at a huge reduction ❍ special ticket reductions for children under 12.
၂။ [C] အရွယ်အစားချုံ့၍ မိတ္တူကူး ခြင်း။ Compare ENLARGEMENT
More examples
- [reduction in] : There has been a dramatic reduction in the birth rate.
- [reduction of] : The treaty committed each side to a reduction of 30 per cent in its stock of weapons.
- We are offering special price reductions on computers this month.
- [reduction for] : £50 reduction for all guests staying 14 nights in June
Synonyms
decrease, lessening, drop, fall, decline, diminution, cutback, cut, abatement, attrition, bargain, conquest, contraction, curtailment, debasement, decrement, degradation, devaluation, discount, downgrading, markdown, minimization, overthrow, rebate, saving, shrinkage, subdual, subjection, subjugation, subtraction
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