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    curtailment
    /kə(ː)ˈteɪlm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. the action or fact of reducing or restricting something: "the curtailment of human rights"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURTAILMENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    CURTAILMENT definition: 1. the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curtailmentCurtailment Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed. Examples of curtailment in a Sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCURTAILMENT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    CURTAILMENT meaning: 1. the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished…. Learn more.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › curtailmentCURTAILMENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Curtailment definition: the act of cutting something short or cutting it back; reduction. See examples of CURTAILMENT used in a sentence.

  6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › curtailCurtail Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part. curtail the power of the executive branch. curtail inflation. Some school activities are being curtailed due to a lack of funds. curtailer. (ˌ)kər-ˈtā-lər. noun. Synonyms. abbreviate. abridge. cut back. dock. elide. shorten. syncopate. truncate. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › curtailmentCurtailment - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    You can think of a curtailment as cutting something short, whether it's the curtailment of your bike riding once the temperature drops in the fall, or the curtailment of your driving privileges after you get into a fender-bender.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCURTAILMENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. [formal].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCURTAIL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    to reduce or limit something: The Federal Reserve raised interest rates slightly to curtail inflation. The last government severely curtailed trade union rights. curtailment. noun [ C or U ] They will not willingly accept any curtailment of their civil liberties.

  10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcurtailment - Oxford Learner's Dictionaries

    Definition of curtailment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  11. www.thefreedictionary.com › curtailmentCurtailment - definition of curtailment by The Free Dictionary

    Define curtailment. curtailment synonyms, curtailment pronunciation, curtailment translation, English dictionary definition of curtailment. tr.v. cur·tailed , cur·tail·ing , cur·tails To cut short or reduce: We curtailed our conversation when other people entered the room.