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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Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
The eight members of the OPEC+ bloc — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman — will continue the voluntary daily 2.2 million-barrel cut through December 2024, adding a month to the cutback period.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
The video cuts back and forth from the second couple — both of whom turned 60 last month — to a beaming Roberts and his wife Tricia.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Other examples came six years ago, when O’Conner and St. Louise hospitals had to be sold, and this year, when Regional Medical Center initiated cutbacks in stroke care and other critical services.
—Cindy Chavez, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
The eight members of the OPEC+ bloc — Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman — will continue the voluntary daily 2.2 million-barrel cut through December 2024, adding a month to the cutback period.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, 4 Nov. 2024
Verb
O’Leary said the measure will be more pronounced as other countries cut back, meaning the difference will be closer to £10.
—Chris Morris, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
The video cuts back and forth from the second couple — both of whom turned 60 last month — to a beaming Roberts and his wife Tricia.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Cutback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cutback. Accessed 26 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
1
2
: to reduce something in amount
cut back on smoking
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