Dictionary entries for 'curtailment'

Synonyms

abatement
cut
cutback
decrease
decrement
diminishment
diminution
drain
reduction
slash
slowdown
taper

cur·tail (kər-tāĺ)

[Middle English curtailen, to restrict, probably blend of Old French courtauld, docked; see curtal, and Middle English taillen, to cut (from Old French tailler; see tailor).]

transitive verb: -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails.

To cut short or reduce. See synonyms at shorten

derivatives

cur·taiĺer: noun
cur·taiĺment: noun

transitive verb: -tailed, -tail·ing, -tails.

derivatives

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition