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curtailment
cur·tail C0818000 (kər-tāl′)tr.v. cur·tailed, cur·tail·ing, cur·tails To cut short or reduce: We curtailed our conversation when other people entered the room. See Synonyms at shorten.
[Middle English curtailen, to restrict, probably blend of Old French courtauld, docked; see curtal, and Middle English taillen, to cut (from Old French tailler; see tailor).]
cur·tail′er n.cur·tail′ment n.curtailment - The removal of the last letter of a word to leave another word (e.g. goon becomes goo).See also related terms for removal.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | curtailment - the temporal property of being cut shortshortness - the property of being of short temporal extent; "the shortness of air travel time" | | 2. | curtailment - the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"suppressionrestraint - the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade" | | 3. | curtailment - the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stabledownsizing, retrenchmentsaving, economy - an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents" |
curtailmentnoun cutting, reduction, docking, lessening, cutback, cutting short, retrenchment He supports the curtailment of military spending.curtailmentnounThe act or process of decreasing:abatement, cut, cutback, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper.Translationscurtail (kəˈteil) verb make less, shorter etc (than was originally intended). I've had to curtail my visit. 縮減，縮短 缩短，减缩 curˈtailment noun 縮減，縮短 截短，减缩 curtailment
curtailmentIn reinforced concrete, the bending of the ends of reinforcing rods to provide added strength.Curtailment
CurtailmentThe act or process of reducing a company's operations in order to bring stability to the company. Curtailment usually occurs when the company has been experiencing unsustainable growth that it is unable to manage effectively. Tactics of curtailment include spinning off subsidiaries, laying off staff, and generally focusing the company's operations on the best products that it is able to create effectively. Curtailment is intended to improve efficiency and increase profits.curtailment
Synonyms for curtailmentnoun cuttingSynonyms- cutting
- reduction
- docking
- lessening
- cutback
- cutting short
- retrenchment
Synonyms for curtailmentnoun the act or process of decreasingSynonyms- abatement
- cut
- cutback
- decrease
- decrement
- diminishment
- diminution
- drain
- reduction
- slash
- slowdown
- taper
Synonyms for curtailmentnoun the temporal property of being cut shortRelated Wordsnoun the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulationSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stableSynonymsRelated Words |