curtailment

American  

[ker-teyl-muhnt] / kərˈteɪl mənt /

noun

1. the act of cutting something short or cutting it back; reduction.

   Constant curtailment of postal service has inconvenienced every citizen.

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Other Word Forms

• noncurtailment noun

Etymology

Origin of curtailment

curtail + -ment ( def. )

Example Sentences

District Court ruled that conditioning minors’ social media participation on parental consent is “an impermissible curtailment of their First Amendment rights.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Still, Chambriard said, the curtailment of prolific oilfields lining the Persian Gulf raises the prospect of extended supply issues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The Doomberg article mentioned rising curtailment rates for renewables.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

Mr Paddick says he has seen "a curtailment of charitable giving".

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

Himself incapable of strenuous effort, he was spurred on by Marie Antoinette, who keenly felt her own degradation and the curtailment of that royal prerogative which her son would one day inherit.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various