No. 8,455 in Dutch
halvering
"Halvering" means "halving" or "reduction by half" in English.
In a sentence
De halvering van de kosten heeft veel bedrijven geholpen.
The halving of costs has helped many businesses.
Here, 'halvering' is used as a noun referring to the action of reducing something by half, in this case, costs.
Na de halvering van de snelheid reed het verkeer veel veiliger.
After halving the speed, traffic drove more safely.
The term 'halvering' describes the process of division into two equal parts applied to the speed in the context of traffic safety.
De halvering in voedselverspilling heeft een positieve impact gehad.
The reduction by half in food waste has had a positive impact.
'Halvering' indicates the decrease of food waste by fifty percent, showing its environmental benefits.
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