This is the 2499th most frequent Japanese word.
削減
Reduction; cutback.
削減 is used here to mean reducing financial or material expenditures.
企業はコスト削減の計画を立てている。
The company is devising a plan for cost reduction.
削減 refers to the reduction of emissions or harmful outputs here.
政府は温室効果ガスの削減目標を設定した。
The government has set a goal for greenhouse gas reduction.
削減 is used to discuss decreasing wasteful spending in a household setting.