3
truncate(cut, reduce, restrain, halt, lower)
3
withdraw
2
be economical(expression, idiom, finance, economy, saving)
2
bob(cut, diminish, decrease, lessen, contract)
2
check(reduce, restrain, curtail)
2
compress(cut, diminish, decrease, contract, curtail)
2
condense(cut, diminish, decrease, contract, curtail)
2
contract(verb, cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
2
curb(reduce, restrain, limit, restrict, curtail)
2
deflate(reduce, lower, decrease)
2
depreciate(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
2
depress(reduce, lower, decrease)
2
downsize(verb, reduce, restrain, halt, limit)
2
drain(verb, decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
2
elide(cut, diminish, decrease, lessen, contract)
2
hold(verb, keep, maintain, manage, hide)
2
hold back(expression, reduce, restrain, limit, restrict)
2
impair(reduce, lower, decrease)
2
inhibit(restrain, limit, restrict)
2
jeff(verb, diminish, abate, dent, deplete)
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