cutback (redirected from cutbacks)

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

Noun

a decrease or reduction

Verb

cut back

1. to shorten by cutting

2. (often foll. by on)to make a reduction: we may cut back on other expenditure

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

Translations

cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] n → reducción f

cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] cut n → réduction f

cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] cut n → Kürzung f

cutback [ˈkʌtbæk] n → riduzione f