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Definition
To print text at a reduced size to fit more words on a single sheet of paper.
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How it's used
Refers specifically to the technical process of shrinking the layout or font size during the printing process to fit more content onto a single sheet of paper. It is commonly used in office settings when dealing with lengthy reports or reference materials that need to be condensed for easier handling or to save paper.
Examples
The text in this document is too small, could you help me print it out in a reduced size?
Related words
Common phrases
print a document in reduced size
print out in reduced size
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply changing the font size in a word processor, as it implies the act of printing a document that has already been formatted or is being scaled down by the printer settings.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
