Definitions for curtailment
cur·tail·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. curtailmentnoun

   the temporal property of being cut short

2. suppression, curtailmentnoun

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

   "a suppression of the newspaper"

3. retrenchment, curtailment, downsizingnoun

   the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. curtailmentnoun

   The act of curtailing

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1. curtailment

   Curtailment is the action or process of reducing or restricting something. It often refers to limiting or cutting back on certain activities, services, or rights. It can apply to various contexts such as budget curtailments, civil liberties' curtailment, or the curtailment of a trip due to unforeseen circumstances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Curtailmentnoun

   the act or result of curtailing or cutting off

Matched Categories

1. • Economy
   • Restraint
   • Shortness

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of curtailment in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of curtailment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of curtailment in a Sentence

1. Lynn Franco:

   While expectations remain high by historical standards, the modest curtailment in optimism suggests that consumers do not foresee the economy gaining much momentum in the months ahead.

2. Calvin Coolidge:

   I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. This is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can reestablish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very severe and distinct curtailment of our liberty.

3. Donald Trump:

   I am seriously thinking about -- not pardoning -- but I am seriously thinking of a curtailment of Blagojevich.

4. Erik Pistek:

   [But]since the curtailment of [this], in addition to bail reform, in my opinion, crime is spiking, and the figures are reflecting that. The curtailment of the question-and-frisk is handcuffing the cops. Politicians give the appearance that they care more about criminals than the cops.

5. Sam Boland-Brien:

   Conditions deteriorated so quickly, there weren't really alternative options. We had to move forward with the curtailment process. We developed an emergency regulation, that resulted in all kinds of surface water users... in the upper part of this watershed having to stop diversions.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=curtailment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Curtailment
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curtailment