curtailment

cur·tail  (kr-tl)

tr.v. cur·tailed, cur·tail·ing, cur·tails

To cut short or reduce. See Synonyms at shorten.

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[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).]

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cur·tailer n.

cur·tailment n.

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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 short shortness - 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" suppression restraint - 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 stable downsizing, retrenchment saving, 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"

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curtailment

noun cutting, reduction, docking, lessening, cutback, cutting short, retrenchment He supports the curtailment of military spending.

Translations

curtailment [kɜːˈteɪlmənt] N (= restriction) → restricción f; (= shortening) → acortamiento m; [of expenditure] → reducción f

curtailment [kɜː^rˈteɪlmənt] n

(= cutting short) [visit, holiday] → interruption f

(= restriction) [powers, freedom] → limitation f

(= cutting back) [spending] → réduction f

curtailment

n → Kürzung f

curtailment [kɜːˈteɪlmənt] n (of holiday) → interruzione f; (of wages, financial support) → riduzione f