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Cutback

noun/dˈɪlɪdʒənt/
Definition
a reduction in quantity or rate
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈɪlɪdʒənt/
🇬🇧British English
/kˈʌtbak/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kˈʌtbak/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪlɪdʒənt/.
Word Forms
cut backverbcut down on; make a reduction in
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Abbau
eine Reduzierung der Menge oder des Tarifs
🇫🇷French
réduire
une réduction de quantité ou de taux
🇪🇸Spanish
reducir
una reducción en cantidad o tasa
🇮🇹Italian
tagliare
una riduzione della quantità o della tariffa
🇳🇱Dutch
bezuiniging
een verlaging van de hoeveelheid of het tarief
🇵🇹Portuguese
cortar
uma redução na quantidade ou taxa
🇷🇺Russian
сокращать
уменьшение количества или скорости
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कटौती
मात्रा या दर में कमी
🇧🇩Bengali
কাটব্যাক
পরিমাণ বা হারে হ্রাস
🇮🇳Tamil
வெட்டு
அளவு அல்லது விகிதத்தில் குறைப்பு
🇮🇳Telugu
కోత
పరిమాణం లేదా రేటులో తగ్గింపు
🇮🇳Marathi
कटबॅक
प्रमाण किंवा दरात घट
🇮🇳Gujarati
કટબેક
જથ્થો અથવા દરમાં ઘટાડો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕಡಿತ
ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ಅಥವಾ ದರದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡಿತ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കട്ട് ബാക്ക്
അളവിലോ നിരക്കിലോ കുറവ്
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਟੌਤੀ
ਮਾਤਰਾ ਜਾਂ ਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਮੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
کٹ بیک
مقدار یا شرح میں کمی
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
减少
数量或比率的减少
🇯🇵Japanese
減らす
量または割合の削減
🇰🇷Korean
축소
수량이나 비율의 감소
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cắt giảm
sự giảm số lượng hoặc tỷ lệ
🇹🇭Thai
ตัดกลับ
การลดปริมาณหรืออัตรา
🇮🇩Indonesian
pengurangan
pengurangan kuantitas atau tarif
🇵🇭Filipino
pagbawas
isang pagbawas sa dami o rate
🇲🇾Malay
pemotongan semula
pengurangan dalam kuantiti atau kadar
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
أرجع للخلف - قلص
انخفاض في الكمية أو المعدل
🇮🇷Persian
کاهش
کاهش در مقدار یا نرخ
🇹🇷Turkish
azaltmak
miktar veya oranda azalma
🇮🇱Hebrew
קיצוץ
הפחתה בכמות או בשיעור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'cutback'?
The primary meaning of 'cutback' is 'a reduction in quantity or rate'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'cutback' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'cutback' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'cutback' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'cutback' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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