curtailment

Noun

Meaning

The act or result of curtailing or cutting off.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

suppression retrenchment downsizing control economy cut prevention epitome decimation limit decline reduction drop concentration decrease
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Antonyms

liberty deliverance amnesty emancipation self-determination decision
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Hypernyms

economy saving restraint shortness

Phrases with the word

budget curtailment red curtailment curtailment of expenses curtailment of spending speed curtailment

Examples

a suppression of the newspaper Source: Internet

Even as McCain lost the race, the ACORN “scandals” helped usher in the largest curtailment of voting rights since the 1960s. Source: Internet

By the mid-1990s, these problems resulted in the curtailment of USAID activities that might benefit the military Government. Source: Internet

He wished to see all important matters of dispute referred to Rome; appeals were to be addressed to himself; the centralization of ecclesiastical government in Rome naturally involved a curtailment of the powers of bishops. Source: Internet

For the same reason, Husky’s Peabody said the Alberta government should “ditch” its curtailment program. Source: Internet

The final son of Abd al-Malik to become caliph was Hisham (724–43), whose long and eventful reign was above all marked by the curtailment of military expansion. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

curtailable curtailer curtailing curtailment of expenses curtailment of spending curtain