No. 12,991 in Swedish
sänkningen
"The lowering" or "the reduction."
In a sentence
Sänkningen av priserna lockade fler kunder till affären.
The price reduction attracted more customers to the store.
Here, 'sänkningen' refers to the act of reducing prices, acting as a noun.
Efter sänkningen av temperaturen kände vi oss mycket kallare.
After the temperature drop, we felt much colder.
In this sentence, 'sänkningen' is used to signify the drop or lowering of temperature, again functioning as a noun.
Diskussionerna om sänkningen av skatterna pågick hela natten.
The discussions about the tax reduction went on all night.
Here, 'sänkningen' describes the reduction of taxes, showing its use in a political or economic context to indicate a lowering.
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