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1 cut back
vt* * *to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) obciąć, znacznie redukować
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expenditure — ex‧pen‧di‧ture [ɪkˈspendɪtʆə ǁ ər] noun [countable, uncountable] the total amount of money that a government, organization, or person spends during a particular period of time: • An advertiser rarely knows what its return on investment in… … Financial and business terms
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