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1 cut back
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) göra nedskärningar
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cut|back — «KUHT BAK», noun. 1. a reduction in quantity, number, or rate; curtailment: »a cutback in expenditures. The factory made a cutback in production when many of its orders were canceled. In spite of talk of cutbacks, defense spending still is headed … Useful english dictionary
cut back — verb 1. return in time (Freq. 1) the film cut back to an earlier event in the story • Syn: ↑flash back • Derivationally related forms: ↑flashback (for: ↑flash back) … Useful english dictionary
cut back — PHRASAL VERB If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it. → See also cutback [V P n (not pron)] They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items... [V P on n] The Government has cut back on… … English dictionary
cut back — verb a) To reduce the amount of (something). Some U.S. banks are cutting back their dealings with embassies and other foreign institutions in the United States because of the difficulty of complying with money laundering rules, the Wall Street… … Wiktionary
cut·back — /ˈkʌtˌbæk/ noun, pl backs [count] : the act of reducing the number or amount of something : ↑reduction often + in He is opposed to further cutbacks [=cuts] in military spending. see also cut back at ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cut back — phr verb Cut back is used with these nouns as the object: ↑production, ↑service, ↑shrub, ↑spending, ↑stem … Collocations dictionary
cut back on — phr verb Cut back on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑food, ↑production, ↑service, ↑spending … Collocations dictionary
cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight … Collocations dictionary
cut — cut1 W1S1 [kʌt] v past tense and past participle cut present participle cutting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(reduce)¦ 2¦(divide something with a knife, scissors etc)¦ 3¦(make something shorter with a knife etc)¦ 4¦(remove parts from film etc)¦ 5¦(make a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
spending — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ total ▪ There has been an increase in total government spending. ▪ high, low ▪ additional, increased ▪ … Collocations dictionary
cut — cut1 [ kʌt ] (past tense and past participle cut) verb *** ▸ 1 use knife/sharp tool ▸ 2 have ability to cut ▸ 3 injure part of body ▸ 4 reduce/lower ▸ 5 on computer ▸ 6 stop something moving/working ▸ 7 make something shorter ▸ 8 divide playing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English