to reduce, lessen, decrease the amount of something; to subtract from, deduct from

Caabay et al. 2014

to diminish the amount of something; to lessen, reduce, subtract; to minimize; to ease (as pain)

Mintz and Britanico 1985

to reduce (as to lower the price of something for sale, or to reduce someone’s salary)

Headland and Headland 1974

decrease, subtraction

Conklin 1953, Reid p.c.

deduction, what is missing, what has been subtracted

Forman 1971

to keep part of; to remove part of (as a payment for something done)

Svelmoe and Svelmoe 1990

to reduce

Benton 1971

discount; reduction

Panganiban 1966

to reduce; to decrease; to make less

Panganiban 1966