Meaning of "bawas"

bawas •

v.
• • magbawas, ibawas (mag:i-) to lessen, to remove (something) from

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minus

n.
• • the sign (-) meaning that the quantity following is to be subtracted: menos

adj.
• • less, lacking, decreased by: kulang, may bawas, binawasan

discount

n.
• • amount taken off from a certain price: bawas, tawad, diskuwento [diskwento]

v.
• • 1. to take off a certain amount from a price: magbawas, bawasan, magdiskuwento, diskuwentuhan
  • 2. to allow for exaggeration in, not to believe all: hindi lubos na maniwala, hindi paniwalaan o pahalagahan

reduction

n.
• • 1. a reducing or being reduced: pagbabawas, pagkakabawas, pagpapababa, pagpapaliit
  • 2. the amount by which a thing is reduced: bawas, kabawasan

cut

n.
• • 1. a gash or incision: hiwa, sugat
  • 2. wound made by a "bolo": taga
  • 3. a piece that has been cut off: hiwa, piraso, putol
  • 4. reduction: bawas
  • 5. cut of a dress: tabas
  • 6. cut made by a scissors: gupit
  • 7. a very slight cut, scratch: galos, gasgas

v.
• • 1. to make an incision: humiwa, mahiwa, hiwain
  • 2. to cut with a "bolo": tumaga, mataga, tagain
  • 3. to cut down or to cut off: pumutol, putulin
  • 4. to cut down a banana plant or to cut off a bunch of the fruit: tumiba, tibain
  • 5. to cut into pieces: magputul-putol, pagputulputulin, paghiwa-hiwain
  • 6. to cut with scissors: maggupit, gumupit, gupitin, gupitan
  • 7. to cut off the head: pumugot, pugutan, pugutin
  • 8. to reduce: magbawas, bumawas, bawasan
  • 9. to divide: maghati, humati, hatiin, bahaginin, pagbahabahaginin
  • 10. to cut out a dress: tumabas, matabas, tabasin