Imperfective: сокращение (sokrashchénie)
Gender: (n)
English Meaning: 1. cutting down, reduction 2. abbreviation 3. contraction

Word Forms: сокращении (sokrashchénii)

Example Sentences:

Британское правительство объявило о сокращении расходов на шесть миллиардов фунтов стерлингов.
británskoe pravítel'stvo ob″yavílo o sokrashchénii raskhódov na shest' milliárdov fúntov stérlingov.
The British government announced spending cuts of over 6 billion pounds.
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Related Words:

сокращать   (Perfective: сократить)

sokrashchát'

to shorten, to reduce, to cut

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