減げん額がく

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減額する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Primarily used for monetary amounts, budgets, or costs. Common in business, government, and news contexts.

〈物もの〉を減げん額がくするto reduce (an amount of money)
会かい社しゃは今こん月げつの給きゅう与よを減げん額がくすることを決きめた。
The company decided to cut this month's salary.
〈物もの〉が減げん額がくされるfor an amount to be reduced
予よ算さんが来らい年ねん度どは大おお幅はばに減げん額がくされる見み通とおしだ。
The budget is expected to be significantly cut next fiscal year.
減げん額がく交こう渉しょうnegotiation to reduce an amount (e.g. rent, fee)
家や賃ちんの減げん額がく交こう渉しょうを大おお家やと行おこなった。
I negotiated with the landlord to lower the rent.

削さく減げんN2
削減 emphasizes cutting down or eliminating waste (e.g. costs, staff), while 減額 focuses narrowly on lowering a specific monetary amount.
値ね下さげN3
値下げ is the everyday term for lowering a retail price, whereas 減額 is more formal and used for official sums like budgets, fees, or allowances.
減げん少しょうN2
減少 is a general term for any decrease in quantity or number, while 減額 is specifically about reducing a sum of money.
控こう除じょN1
減額 means lowering an amount in general (e.g. a price or fine), whereas 控除 refers specifically to subtracting a deductible sum from a taxable or gross total.
減げん免めん
減額 specifically means reducing a monetary amount, while 減免 is broader and can also mean exempting an obligation entirely.

増ぞう額がく
増額 means to increase an amount, the direct opposite of 減額, which means to decrease it.

全ぜん額がく
全額 (the full amount) and 減額 (a reduction in amount) sound similar but have opposite implications about the sum in question.

Compound of 減 (reduce) and 額 (amount). The reading is on'yomi, consistent with Sino-Japanese vocabulary.