'cutback' definitions:
Definition of 'cutback'
(from WordNet)
noun
A reduction in quantity or rate
Definition of 'cutback'
From: GCIDE
- cutback \cutback\ n.
- 1. a reduction in quantity or rate; a reduction in the amount of an activity or the funding for an activity; as, cutbacks in government research funding increased unemployment among scientists; the recession caused a cutback in auto production. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
- 2. a return to an earlier scene or story line in a novel, movie, etc. [PJC]
- 3. (Sports) a sudden switching of directions of a running football player, a surfboarder, etc. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'cutback'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- cheeseparing,
- cooling,
- cooling down,
- cooling off,
- curtailment,
- cut,
- economization,
- economizing,
- low growth rate,
- pullback,
- reduction of expenses,
- reduction of spending,
- retrenchment,
- rollback,
- saving,
- scraping,
- scrimping,
- skimping,
- slowdown,
- sparing