cutback

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cut·back /ˈkʌtbæk/ noun [countableC usually plural]

REDUCEa reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends 〔员工或政府、公司开支等的〕削减，裁减

The shortage of teachers was blamed on government cutbacks.

教师短缺归咎于政府削减经费。

cutback in

cutbacks in funding for libraries

图书馆经费的削减

A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.

捐款减少迫使慈善机构削减开支。

sharp/drastic/severe cutback

sharp cutbacks in the military budget

军费预算的急剧减少

Examples from the Corpus

cutback• Partners' preferences can also make it more difficult to control household fuel consumption and to effect cutbacks in personal consumption.• Armed forces cutbacks in the West have had an effect, too.• In this era of funding cutbacks and academic brain drains, one must suspend preconceptions.• Although employment growth has been steady since the recession, government cutbacks will likely curb it.• With the program cutbacks, the arsenal ship was renamed the maritime fire support demonstrator.• If anything the situation is worse, with sharp cutbacks in government investments in education, infrastructure, and research.

cutback in• Lansbury's new contract includes a cutback in her workload.

From Longman Business Dictionary

cutbackcut·back /ˈkʌtbæk/ noun [countableC usually plural]

a reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a company or government spends

Financial cutbacks have led to a decline in the number of staff attending overseas conferences.

If GM, Ford and Chrysler start to lose market share, we could see production cutbacks and job losses that could hurt the U.S. economy.

The shortage of teachers was blamed on government cutbacks.

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