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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cut back, flash backverb

    return in time

    "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"

  2. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb

    cut down on; make a reduction in

    "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

  3. snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut backverb

    cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

    "dress the plants in the garden"

  4. restrict, curtail, curb, cut backverb

    place restrictions on

    "curtail drinking in school"

Wiktionary

  1. cut backverb

    To reduce the amount of (something).

  2. cut backverb

    To reduce spending.

  3. cut backverb

    To reduce consumption.

ChatGPT

  1. cut back

    Cut back generally refers to the reduction in quantity, extent, or intensity of something in order to save costs or resources. It could also mean to eliminate or reduce certain aspects of one's lifestyle, spending, or investments. In gardening, it refers to the action of pruning or reducing the size of plants. It's often used in budgeting contexts in businesses where expenses are reduced.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cut back in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cut back in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of cut back in a Sentence

  1. Pauline Dan:

    We think that the current disruption is temporary and hence have no intention to cut back on QFII investment.

  2. David Tate:

    Napa Valley winemakers had large water pumps and 500 feet of fire hose with a nozzle at the end, the rest of the family had chainsaws going like crazy to try to cut back the brush that was wrapped around the house.

  3. Jimmy Carter:

    Secret Service agents've cut back in the last few months. I'm 92, he's 95, and Secret Service agents thought it was time to stop working steadily all day every day.

  4. George Hobica:

    Airline staff have been given a lot more power and have become policemen in the skies since 9-11, i think many are abusing that authority. Most of your rights and company policies—including when you are entitled to compensation for your inconvenience— are spelled out in the conditions of carriage which can be found on an airline’s website. The lengthy terms are filled with jargon and legalese, though they’re still worth eyeballing to understand the basics. Here are key reasons why an airline can bump you or otherwise make travel difficult for you: 1. The airline priced tickets for this flight too low.If a carrier realizes through its electronic reservation system that a non-stop flight fills too fast, that could indicate the ticket fares are too cheap. In such a case, your flight could be switched from a non-stop to a connecting flight. 2. The air marshal needs your seat. Because air marshals protect the public, they are sometimes seated in first class without prior warning. If one of them shows up and needs your seat, you can be bumped, reassigned to another seat, or put on the next available flight. And you won’t even get an explanation; the government doesn’t want you to blab that there’s an air marshal on board. 3. The carrier abandons the route. Consolidation within the industry has prompted some airlines to cut back on the number of available flights. Some, such as Allegiant Air and Frontier, have also abandoned routes that are no longer profitable. An airline should be required to put you on another carrier for the price you paid, says Hobica. But that’s not the case.

  5. Sung Won Sohn:

    They'll have to cut back their spending immediately. That has a significant multiplying effect throughout the world.


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