curtailment

English

Etymology

curtail +‎ -ment

Noun

curtailment (plural curtailments)

The act of curtailing.
- 1961 November, “Talking of Trains: Drastic cuts in Scotland?”, in Trains Illustrated, page 644:
  Curtailment was said to be imminent of services on the ex-Caledonian Glasgow-Carlisle main line via Carstairs, also between Glasgow and Lanark and on other ex-C.R. lines in the Glasgow area.

Translations

act of curtailing

Chinese:
Cantonese: 縮減／缩减 (suk¹ gaam²), 削減／削减 (soek³ gaam²)
German: Beschneidung (de) f, Verkürzung (de) f, Abkürzung (de) f, Kürzung (de) f
Irish: laghdú m
Maori: tauporonga

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