cutback
/ˈkʌtˌbæk/
noun
- A reduction in spending, production, or activity, often to save money or resources.
- The school made cutbacks to its art program because of budget problems.
- During the drought, the city ordered cutbacks in water usage.
- The company announced a cutback in staff due to falling sales.
- In surfing, a sharp turn back toward the breaking part of a wave.
- A good cutback requires timing and balance on the board.
- The surfer performed a smooth cutback to stay in the power zone of the wave.
- She practiced her cutback repeatedly to improve her surfing technique.
verb
- To reduce or decrease something, especially spending or production.
- The factory cutback production because of a lack of orders.
- The government decided to cutback on military spending.
- We need to cutback our electricity usage to lower the bill.