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noun
- 1. the action or fact of reducing or restricting something: "the curtailment of human rights"
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CURTAILMENT definition: 1. the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished…. Learn more.
Curtailment definition: the act of cutting something short or cutting it back; reduction. See examples of CURTAILMENT used in a sentence.
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed. Examples of curtailment in a Sentence.
the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished: curtailment of She condemned postwar curtailment of civil liberties. The policy included insurance against cancellation or curtailment of the holiday. Synonyms. check (LIMIT) constraint. control (POWER) curb (CONTROL) limitation. restraint. restriction.
A curtailment is an ending or restriction. The curtailment of your allowance means you'll have to get a job if you want to keep buying new video games.
: 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.
Definition of curtailment noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. [formal].... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
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.
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.
