cutback

cut·back  (ktbk)

n.

1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" (New York Times).

2. A sharp reversal of direction, as of a ball carrier in football.

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cutback [ˈkʌtˌbæk]

n

1. a decrease or reduction

2. (Performing Arts) another word (esp US) for flashback

vb cut back (adverb)

1. (tr) to shorten by cutting off the end; prune

2. (when intr, foll by on) to reduce or make a reduction (in)

3. (Performing Arts) (intr) Chiefly US (in films) to show an event that took place earlier in the narrative; flash back

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cutback - a reduction in quantity or rate reduction, step-down, diminution, decrease - the act of decreasing or reducing something service cutback - the act of reducing service

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cutback

noun reduction, cut, retrenchment, economy, decrease, lessening A 200-person cutback in staff was announced.

Translations

cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] N

1. (in expenditure, staff, production) → recorte m, reducción f
to make cutbacks (in sth) → hacer or realizar recortes(en algo)

2. (Cine) (= flashback) → flashback m

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cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] n (in spending, funding) → réduction f; (in production) → diminution f
staff cutbacks → réductions de personnel
government cutbacks → réductions budgétaires du gouvernement
a cutback in sth [+ spending, funding] → une réduction de qch; [+ production] → une diminution de qch

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cutback

n

→ Kürzung f

(Film) → Rückblende f

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cutback [ˈkʌtˌbæk] n

a. (in expenditure, staff, production) → taglio, riduzione f

b. (Cine) (flashback) → flashback m inv

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cutback → تخفيض الانتاج restrikce nedskæring Kürzung περικοπή recorte vähentäminen réduction redakcija taglio 縮小 삭감 bezuiniging nedskjæring przycięcie redução понижение nedskärning การลดจำนวนลง azaltma sự cắt giảm 削减