No. 901 in Icelandic
fækkun
Reduction.
In a sentence
Fækkun heimsókna hefur haft áhrif á fyrirtækið.
The reduction in visits has affected the company.
Here, 'fækkun' is used as a noun to indicate the action of reducing something, specifically visits.
Fækkun starfsmanna var óumflýjanleg eftir fjárhagsvandamál.
The decrease in employees was unavoidable after financial troubles.
'Fækkun' here refers to the reduction or decrease in the number of employees.
Fækkun mengunar er mikilvægt markmið fyrir næstu ár.
Reducing pollution is an important goal for the coming years.
In this sentence, 'fækkun' denotes the act of decreasing pollution levels, used to express an environmental priority.
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