cutback
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms: reduction, cut, decrease, economy, lessening, retrenchment

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cut‧back /ˈkʌtbæk/ noun [countable usually plural]
a reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends:
The shortage of teachers was blamed on government cutbacks.
cutback in
cutbacks in funding for libraries
A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.
sharp/drastic/severe cutback
sharp cutbacks in the military budget
⇒ cut back(1)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cutback
noun
ADJ. major, severe, sharp | budget, budgetary, economic, financial | government
VERB + CUTBACK impose, make Many theatres are having to make major cutbacks.
announce
PREP. ~ in a sharp cutback in military spending

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

cutback
n. An act of decreasing monetary sources.
The cutback in military spending has caused many bases to be closed.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲