curtailed (verb)

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• curtail — [[t]kɜː(r)te͟ɪl[/t]] curtails, curtailing, curtailed VERB If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it. [FORMAL] [V n] NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region... [V n] I told Louie that old age would curtail her… …   English dictionary

• cut short — verb 1. interrupt before its natural or planned end (Freq. 3) We had to cut short our vacation • Syn: ↑break short, ↑break off • Hypernyms: ↑interrupt, ↑break …   Useful english dictionary

• shorten — verb (shortened; shortening) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to reduce the length or duration of b. to cause to seem short 2. a. to reduce in power or efficiency < is my hand shortened, that it cannot redeem Isaiah 50:2 (Revised Standard …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• curtail — verb /kɜːˈteɪl,kɚˈteɪl/ a) To shorten or abridge the duration of something; to truncate. Curtailing horses procured long horse hair. b) To limit or restrict, keep in check. When the audience grew restless, the speaker curtailed her speech …   Wiktionary

• curtail — verb ADVERB ▪ drastically, seriously, severely, sharply, significantly ▪ His power has been severely curtailed. ▪ further ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• curtail — verb (T) formal to reduce something such as the amount of money you spend: The Government wants private firms to curtail wage rises. | Our evening s enjoyment was curtailed when Alfred became ill. curtailment noun (C, U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• curtail — verb 1) economic policies designed to curtail spending Syn: reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, lessen, pare down, trim, retrench; restrict, limit, curb, rein in; informal slash Ant: increase 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• curtail — verb 1) policies designed to curtail spending Syn: reduce, cut, cut down, decrease, trim, restrict, limit, curb, rein in/back; informal slash 2) his visit was curtailed Syn: shorten …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

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• curtail — cur‧tail [kɜːˈteɪl ǁ kɜːr ] verb [transitive] to reduce or limit something: • The Federal Bank s critics in Congress are eager to curtail its power. • Investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates. * * * curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb… …   Financial and business terms