ZebraWords.com - The Definition of 'Cutback', Synonyms of 'Cutback' & More on 'Cutback'

1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

cutback
    n 1: a reduction in quantity or rate

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

cutback \cutback\ n.
   1. a reduction in quantity or rate; a reduction in the amount
      of an activity or the funding for an activity; as,
      cutbacks in government research funding increased
      unemployment among scientists; the recession caused a
      cutback in auto production.
      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

   2. a return to an earlier scene or story line in a novel,
      movie, etc.
      [PJC]

   3. (Sports) a sudden switching of directions of a running
      football player, a surfboarder, etc.
      [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for cutback:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

cheeseparing, cooling, cooling down, cooling off, curtailment, cut, economization, economizing, low growth rate, pullback, reduction of expenses, reduction of spending, retrenchment, rollback, saving, scraping, scrimping, skimping, slowdown, sparing

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