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Reducing Definition–verb (used with object) | 1. | to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds. |
| 2. | to lower in degree, intensity, etc.: to reduce the speed of a car. |
| 3. | to bring down to a lower rank, dignity, etc.: a sergeant reduced to a corporal |
| 4. | to treat analytically, as a complex idea. |
| 6. | to bring to a certain state, condition, arrangement, etc.: to reduce glass to powder. |
| 7. | to bring under control or authority. |
| 8. | Cookery. to evaporate water from (a sauce, soup, or other liquid), usually by boiling. |
| 9. | Photography. to lessen the density of (an exposed negative). |
| 10. | to adjust or correct by making allowances, as an astronomic
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| 11. | Mathematics. to change the denomination or form, but not the value, of (a fraction, polynomial, etc.). |
| 12. | Chemistry.
| d. | to change (a compound) so that the valence of the positive element is lower. |
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| 13. | Chemistry, Metallurgy. to bring into the metallic state by separating from nonmetallic constituents. |
| 14. | to thin or dilute: to reduce paint with oil or turpentine. |
| 15. | to lower the alcoholic concentration of (spirits) by diluting with water. |
| 16. | Surgery. to restore to the normal place, relation, or conditio
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| 17. | Phonetics. to modify the quality of (a speech sound) to one of lesser distinctiveness, esp. to pronounce (an unstressed vowel) as (ə) or another centralized vowel, as in the unstressed syllables of medicinal. |
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| 19. | to become lessened, esp. in weight. |
| 20. | to be turned into or made to equal something: All our difficulties reduce to financial problems. |
| 21. | Cell Biology. to undergo meiosis. |
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Credit Definition–noun | 1. | commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.: Give credit where it is due. |
| 2. | a source of pride or honor: You are a credit to your school. |
| 3. | the ascription or acknowledgment of something as due or properly attributable to a person, institution, etc.: She got a screen credit for photography. |
| 4. | trustworthiness; credibility: a witness of credit. |
| 5. | confidence in a purchaser's ability and intention to pay, displayed by entrusting the buyer with goods or services without immediate payment. |
| 6. | reputation of solvency and probity, entitling a person to be trusted in buying or borrowing: Your credit is good. |
| 7. | influence or authority resulting from the confidence of others or from one's reputation. |
| 8. | time allowed for payment for goods or services obtained on trust: 90 days' credit. |
| 9. | repute; reputation; esteem. |
| 10. | a sum of money due to a person; anything valuable standing on the credit side of an account: He has an outstanding credit of $50. |
| 11. | Education. | a. | official acceptance and recording of the work completed by a student in a particular course of study. |
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| 12. | Bookkeeping. | a. | an entry of payment or value received on an account. |
| b. | the right-hand side of an account
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| c. | an entry, or the total shown, on the credit side. |
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| 13. | any deposit or sum of money against which a person may draw. |
–verb (used with object) | 14. | to believe; put confidence in; trust; have faith in. |
| 15. | to bring honor, esteem, etc., to; reflect well upon. |
| 16. | Bookkeeping. to enter upon the credit side of an account; give credit for or to. |
| 17. | Education. to award educational credits to (often fol. by with): They credited me with three hours in history. |
—Verb phrase| 18. | credit to or with, to ascribe to a (thing, person, etc.): In former times many herbs were credited with healing powers. |
—Idioms| 19. | do someone credit, to be a source of honor or distinction for someone. Also, do credit to someone. |
| 20. | on credit, by deferred payment: Everything they have was bought on credit. |
| 21. | to one's credit, deserving of praise or recognition; admirable: It is to his credit that he freely admitted his guilt. |
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Card Definition–noun | 1. | a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card. |
| 2. | one of a set of thin pieces of cardboard with spots, figures, etc., used in playing various games; playing card. |
| 3. | cards, (usually used with a singular verb ) | a. | a game or games played with such a set. |
| b. | the playing of such a game: to win at cards. |
| c. | Casino. the winning of 27 cards or more. |
| d. | Whist. tricks won in excess of six. |
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| 4. | Also called greeting card. a piece of paper or thin cardboard, usually folded, printed with a message of holiday greeting, congratulations, or other sentiment, often with an illustration or decorations, for mailing to a person on an appropriate occasion. |
| 5. | something useful in attaining an objective, as a course of action or position of strength, comparable to a high card held in a game: If negotiation fails, we still have another card to play. |
| 9. | a program of the events at races, boxing matches, etc. |
| 15. | Informal. | a. | a person who is amusing or facetious. |
| b. | any person, esp. one with some indicated characteristic: a queer card. |
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–verb (used with object) | 16. | to provide with a card. |
| 18. | to write, list, etc., on cards. |
| 19. | Slang. to examine the identity card or papers of: The bartender was cardin
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—Idioms| 20. | in or on the cards, impending or likely; probable: A reorganization is in the cards. |
| 21. | play one's cards right, to act cleverly, sensibly, or cautiously: If you play your cards right, you may get mentioned in her will. |
| 22. | put one's cards on the table, to be completely straightforward and open; conceal nothing: He always believed in putting his cards on the table. |
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Debt Definition–noun | 1. | something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another: a debt of $50. |
| 2. | a liability or obligation to pay or render something: My debt to her for advice is not to be discharged easily. |
| 3. | the condition of being under such an obligation: His gambling losses put him deeply in debt. |
| 4. | Theology. an offense requiring reparation; a sin; a trespass. |
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