1
: something cut back
2
: reduction
a cutback in funding
cut back; cutting back; cuts back
: to shorten by cutting : prune
1
: to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented
2
: cut down
cut back on sugar
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Verb
we need to cut back the bushes a bit so that the house number is visible from the street
cut back the meeting so everyone could leave early for the long weekend
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Under this option, a large share of Lower Basin cutbacks would be based on the seven-reservoir storage capacity, recent hydrology and voluntary contributions from the two basins.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Meantime, the southwestern states have long since fully developed their shares and, as a result, have been forced to cut back to keep the river from running dry below Hoover Dam.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Advertisement There have been persistent disagreements about how triggers for water cutbacks should be determined and how those reductions should be apportioned.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
Under this option, a large share of Lower Basin cutbacks would be based on the seven-reservoir storage capacity, recent hydrology and voluntary contributions from the two basins.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
In an all-hands meeting this week, Ortberg gave his staff some brutal feedback, telling them to cut back on complaining and focus on beating competitor Airbus.
—Byeleanor Pringle, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024
Meantime, the southwestern states have long since fully developed their shares and, as a result, have been forced to cut back to keep the river from running dry below Hoover Dam.
—Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Cutback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutback. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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cutback
1 of 2 noun
cut·back
ˈkət-ˌbak 
: an act or instance of cutting something back
cut back
2 of 2 verbˈkət-ˈbak
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: to reduce something in amount
cut back on smoking
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