top-slice
verb
to reduce an amount of money
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To reduce something
cut back
to reduce the amount of something, especially money that you spend
cut down
to reduce an amount of something
bring down
to reduce the rate, level, or amount of something
narrow down
to reduce the number of possibilities or choices
roll back
to remove something, or to reduce the influence of something
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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