curtailment

curtailment
I noun abatement, abbreviation, abbreviature, abridgment, compression, condensation, constriction, contraction, cut-back, cutting down, cutting off, declension, decline, decrease, decrescence, depression, deprivation, diminishment, diminution, divestment, elimination, lessening, minimization, modification, privation, reduction, retrenchment, shortening, shrinkage, subduction, subtraction, trimming II index abatement (reduction), abridgment (condensation), abridgment (disentitlement), decrease, decrement

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  • Curtailment — Cur*tail ment (k?r t?l ment), n. The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • curtailment — [[t]kɜː(r)te͟ɪlmənt[/t]] N SING: usu N of n The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. [FORMAL] ...a considerable curtailment of military spending. ...the curtailment of presidential power …   English dictionary

  • curtailment — curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb [T] ► to reduce or limit something: »The Federal Reserve raised interest rates slightly to curtail inflation. »The last government severely curtailed trade union rights. curtailment noun [C or U] ► »They will not… …   Financial and business terms

  • curtailment — curtail ► VERB ▪ reduce in extent or quantity. DERIVATIVES curtailment noun. ORIGIN from obsolete curtal «horse with a docked tail», from Latin curtus, influenced by TAIL(Cf. ↑tailless) …   English terms dictionary

  • curtailment — noun Date: 1794 the act of curtailing ; the state of being curtailed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • curtailment — See curtailer. * * * …   Universalium

  • curtailment — noun The act of curtailing …   Wiktionary

  • Curtailment — The act of contracting or reducing operations of a company in the hope of bringing it financial or operational stability. This management technique is often used when a company has grown too fast and is unable to effectively manage its operations …   Investment dictionary

  • curtailment — Synonyms and related words: abbreviation, abridgment, abstract, apocope, arrest, arrestation, astriction, astringency, attrition, bereavement, bottleneck, cervix, check, cheeseparing, circumscription, coarctation, compactedness, compaction,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • curtailment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. decrease, condensation, cutback; see abbreviation 1 , 2 , reduction 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act or process of decreasing: abatement, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain,… …   English dictionary for students

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