Curtailment - English meaning

verb

Make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object.

Usage examples:

He cut his toe on a sharp stone

noun

A stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane.

Usage examples:

He could skin an animal with a single cut of the knife

verb

Separate with or as if with an instrument

noun

An act or instance of reducing something, especially expenditure.

Usage examples:

Cutbacks in defence spending

noun

A reduction, esp. one made to save money

Usage examples:

Cutbacks in public spending are expected in the next budget.

noun

A reduction that is made to save money

Usage examples:

The company has announced cutbacks in production due to falling sales., big/drastic/severe, etc. cu…

verb

Make or become smaller or fewer in size, amount, intensity, or degree.

Usage examples:

The population of the area has decreased radically

noun

An instance or example of becoming smaller or fewer.

Usage examples:

A decrease in births

verb

To become smaller or make something less

Usage examples:

[ i ] car sales decreased sharply this year., i haven’t noticed any decrease in ticket sales.

noun

A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something.

Usage examples:

A permanent diminution in value

noun

Reduction in size or importance

Usage examples:

Diminution in regular exercise can result in a general diminution in stress levels., the company su…

noun

A machine with a heavy blade sliding vertically in grooves, used for beheading people.

Usage examples:

The king was beheaded on the guillotine on january 21, 1793.

verb

Execute (someone) by guillotine.

Usage examples:

Just before he was guillotined he made a speech vowing that he would return from the dead to punish…

noun

A device, invented in france, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame that was used for killing a person by cutting off his or her head

Usage examples:

During the french revolution, thousands of people were guillotined.

verb

Make or become less; diminish.

Usage examples:

The years have lessened the gap in age between us

verb

Present participle of lessen

Usage examples:

A healthy diet can lessen the risk of heart disease.

noun

A limiting rule or circumstance; a restriction.

Usage examples:

Severe limitations on water use

noun

The act of controlling, or something that controls

Usage examples:

[ c ] the major limitation of early record players was the short playing time of the records., [ u …

noun

Something that controls or reduces something

Usage examples:

Limitation on/upon sth there are strict limitations on where such businesses can locate., impose/pl…

noun

The action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

Usage examples:

Talks on arms reduction

noun

A limiting condition or measure, especially a legal one.

Usage examples:

Planning restrictions on commercial development

noun

Something that limits someone's actions or movement, or limits the amount, size, etc., of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] you can get a discount fare, but some restrictions (= rules about limits) apply.

noun

An official limit or control on what people or companies are allowed to do, or on what can happen

Usage examples:

Impose/place/put restrictions on sth this practice imposes unneccessary restrictions on employment.…

noun

The reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty.

Usage examples:

This period of retrenchment will see companies shed staff

noun

The act of spending less or reducing costs

Usage examples:

The closures will be the first substantial retrenchment at the store for 10 years., the big retrenc…

noun

Fat used for making pastry.

Usage examples:

In a stock pot, melt the lard or shortening over medium heat.

verb

Make or become shorter.

Usage examples:

He shortened his stride

noun

Butter or other fat used in cooking, esp. to make pastry

noun

The process, fact, or amount of shrinking.

Usage examples:

Give long curtains good hems to allow for shrinkage

noun

The act or process of becoming smaller

Usage examples:

Financial support for the university has undergone substantial shrinkage.

noun

The process or amount by which something becomes smaller or less

Usage examples:

Conservatives are not happy about the private sector's shrinkage and the public sector's expansion.…

noun

The action of truncating or cutting short something.

Usage examples:

A meeting was organized to oppose the truncation of the newcastle rail line

noun

The act of making something shorter or quicker, especially by removing the end of it

Usage examples:

The term "novel" is a truncation of the italian word "novella"., officials claimed the truncation o…