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• reduce, reducing, reduction • give a reduction • deduction(n) : in tax law, an amount subtracted from gross income when calculating adjusted gross income, or from adjusted gross income when calculating taxable income • discount (n, v), ~ing • cash discount • abate, abating, ~ment : to make less in amount, degree, force, etc • commute, commuting, commutation : to change (an obligation, sentence, punishment, etc.) to one that is less severe) • rebate (n, v) : 1. a to give back (part of an amount paid) b to make a deduction from (a bill) 2. an amount by which a debt, tax, etc cab be reduced) • mitigate, mitigating, mitigation : to make less severe or intense (Frequently used in the phrase mitigating circumstances, ie a set of facts that do not justify or excuse an act or offense, but may reduce the degree of moral culpability and thereby reduce the damages in a civil case or the penalty in a criminal case- See also ‘extenuate’ below.) • assuage, assuaging, ~ment : 1. to lessen (pain, distress, etc); allay; mitigate 2. to pacify; calm (passion, anger, etc) • extenuate, ~ing, extenuation : to lessen or seem to lessen the seriousness of (an offense, guilt, etc) by giving excuses or serve as an excuse • alleviate alleviating, alleviation : to make less hard to bear; lighten or relieve (pain, suffering, etc)
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