curtailment

[ ker-teyl-muhnt ]

/ kərˈteɪl mənt /

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the act of cutting something short or cutting it back; reduction: Constant curtailment of postal service has inconvenienced every citizen.

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Origin of curtailment

curtail + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM curtailment

non·cur·tail·ment, noun

Words nearby curtailment

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A curtailment of credit resulting from such problems has caused serious head winds to recoveries in the past and may be a serious problem going forward.
Mounting commercial real estate losses threaten banks, recovery|David Lynch|November 11, 2020|Washington Post
“More respondents reported curtailment in both overall and essential spending during the past one year,” the survey report said.
Consumer confidence at an-all time low as Indian economy stares at a deep recession|Prathamesh Mulye|October 12, 2020|Quartz
It also led to the curtailment of community-based activities, such as community health volunteers referring women for services.
Insights Into How The US Abortion Gag Rule Affects Health Services In Kenya|LGBTQ-Editor|October 2, 2020|No Straight News
The mayor-elect turned serious when asked how the appointment jibed with his call for the curtailment of stop-and-frisk.
Can Bill Bratton Solve De Blasio’s NYPD Dilemma?|Michael Daly|December 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Osama bin Laden may be dead but the extraordinary government powers and curtailment of civil liberties enacted after 9/11 remain.
Bin Laden's Real Legacy|David K. Shipler|May 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A big man, who wishes to do you honour formally, would consent to no such curtailment.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Anything resembling cant or the curtailment of mental liberty roused only his resentment and irony.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
I think most weeds that get a late start show this curtailment of stalk, and this solicitude to reproduce themselves.
A Year in the Fields|John Burroughs
We further recommend curtailment of vessel operator discretion in pursuing, or approaching, whales.
Humpback Whales in Glacier Bay National Monument, Alaska|United States Department of Commerce, Marine Mammal Commission
The preceding considerations hold good not alone of increased facilities, but of their curtailment as well.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

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