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curtailment

cur·tail·ment

UK/kɜːˈteɪlmənt/ US/kɚˈteɪlmənt/ uncommon

noun

1.

the temporal property of being cut short

2.

the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation

  • “a suppression of the newspaper”
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3.

the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable

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Origin

From curtail + -ment.

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