A force-reduction mechanism for a force-measuring device is made of a monolithic material block (1) and has a stationary support (8), a plurality of levers (9, 15, 17), and coupling elements (11, 14, 16) connecting the levers. The fulcrum (10a) of at least one lever (17) is movable in relation to the stationary support (8). A movable fulcrum (10a) can, e.g., be located on a preceding lever (9), so that the fulcrum (10a) shares the motion of the preceding lever (9). The concept of a movable fulcrum allows a more space-efficient design of the mechanism.