Meaning & use
fewer
Used to indicate a smaller number of countable people or things, in comparison to another amount.
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Fewer students signed up for the trip this year than last year.
The new policy resulted in fewer complaints from customers about shipping delays.
A note on using this word
Fewer is used with plural countable nouns, such as fewer apples, while less is used with uncountable nouns, such as less water.
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