No. 3,607 in Russian
сократить
To reduce, shorten, or cut down.
In a sentence
Компания решила сократить расходы на рекламу.
The company decided to cut expenses on advertising.
In this sentence, 'сократить' is used to mean 'to reduce' or 'to cut down', referring to decreasing the amount of money spent.
На заводе сократят несколько рабочих мест.
Several job positions at the factory will be downsized.
Here, 'сократить' conveys the idea of reducing the number of employees or positions, commonly used in organizational contexts for layoffs.
Мне пришлось сократить время нашей встречи из-за срочной работы.
I had to reduce the time of our meeting due to urgent work.
In this usage, 'сократить' refers to shortening a duration of time allocated for the meeting.
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