Standard Lemma guide

reduced

adj · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈdjuːst/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒuːst/
  • UK: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Canada, General-American: rĭ-do͞ostʹ
  • Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈdust/
  • Canada, General-American: rĭ-djo͞ostʹ
  • Canada, General-American: /ɹɪˈdjust/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /ɹɪˈdjʉːst/
  • Australian: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒʉːst/
  • Australian: /ɹəˈdjʉːst/
  • Australian: /ɹəˈd͡ʒʉːst/
  • CMU ARPABET: R AH0 D UW1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IH0 D UW1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 3: R IY0 D UW1 S T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Made smaller or less; having undergone reduction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the reduced prices in a summer sale

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Discounted in price.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • the reduced goods at the sale

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a sauce etc.: made more concentrated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Examples

  • The chicken was served in a reduced red wine sauce.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adj

Meaning 4

Of a relative clause: not marked by an explicit relative pronoun or relativizer such as who, which, or that.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

simple past and past participle of reduce

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

made less in size or amount or degree

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decreased

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

well below normal (especially in price)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rock-bottom

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: намален (namalen) — made smaller, less
  • Dutch: gereduceerd — made smaller, less
  • Dutch: verkleind — made smaller, less
  • Dutch: verminderd — made smaller, less
  • Dutch: teruggebracht — made smaller, less
  • French: réduit — made smaller, less
  • German: verkleinert — made smaller, less
  • Italian: ridotto — made smaller, less
  • Portuguese: reduzido — made smaller, less
  • Romanian: redus — made smaller, less
  • Romanian: micșorat — made smaller, less
  • Spanish: reducido — made smaller, less
  • Turkish: küçültülmüş — made smaller, less
  • Bulgarian: намален (namalen) — lowered in price
  • Dutch: afgeprijsd — lowered in price
  • Dutch: gesoldeerd — lowered in price
  • Dutch: gebradeerd — lowered in price
  • Dutch: in aanbieding (de) — lowered in price
  • German: reduziert — lowered in price
  • Turkish: ucuzlatılmış — lowered in price
  • Bulgarian: сгъстен (sgǎsten) — of a sauce, made more concentrated
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