Curtailment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the temporal property of being cut short

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪɡlɪsɚɹˌaɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/kɜːtˈeɪlmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɜːtˈeɪlmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɪɡlɪsɚɹˌaɪd/.

Examples

a suppression of the newspaper

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

downsizing suppression retrenchment

Parts of Speech

noun	the temporal property of being cut short
noun	the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation “a suppression of the newspaper”
noun	the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Word Forms

curtail	verb	terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent
suppress	verb	control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
retrench	verb	tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kürzung

die zeitliche Eigenschaft, verkürzt zu werden

🇫🇷French

réduction

la propriété temporelle d'être écourté

🇪🇸Spanish

reducción

la propiedad temporal de ser acortado

🇮🇹Italian

riduzione

la proprietà temporale di essere abbreviato

🇳🇱Dutch

inperking

de tijdelijke eigenschap van het kortgesloten zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

redução

a propriedade temporal de ser interrompido

🇷🇺Russian

сокращение

временное свойство быть обрезанным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटौती

कम किये जाने की अस्थायी संपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

কাটছাঁট

ছোট করা হচ্ছে সাময়িক সম্পত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

குறைத்தல்

குறைக்கப்பட்ட தற்காலிக சொத்து

🇮🇳Telugu

తగ్గింపు

తగ్గించబడిన తాత్కాలిక ఆస్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

कपात

लहान होण्याची ऐहिक मालमत्ता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાપ

ટૂંકી થવાની ટેમ્પોરલ મિલકત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೊಟಕುಗೊಳಿಸುವಿಕೆ

ಕಡಿತಗೊಳಿಸಲಾದ ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಆಸ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വെട്ടിച്ചുരുക്കൽ

വെട്ടിച്ചുരുക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ താൽക്കാലിക സ്വത്ത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਟੌਤੀ

ਛੋਟਾ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਅਸਥਾਈ ਜਾਇਦਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

کمی

مختصر ہونے کی عارضی جائیداد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

削减

被缩短的时间属性

🇯🇵Japanese

削減

短くされるという一時的な性質

🇰🇷Korean

단축

단축의 시간적 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự cắt giảm

thuộc tính tạm thời của việc bị cắt ngắn

🇹🇭Thai

การลดขนาด

คุณสมบัติชั่วคราวของการถูกตัดให้สั้นลง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembatasan

sifat temporal yang dipersingkat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawas

ang temporal na ari-arian ng pagiging maikli

🇲🇾Malay

sekatan

sifat temporal yang dipotong pendek

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقليص

الخاصية الزمنية للقطع

🇮🇷Persian

محدود کردن

خاصیت زمانی کوتاه شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

kısıtlama

kısa kesilmenin zamansal özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתקַצְרוּת

התכונה הזמנית של קיצוץ

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