Synonyms for curtailment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ker-teyl

Phonetic Transcription : kərˈteɪl

Définition of curtailment

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French courtault "made short," from court "short" (Old French cort, from Latin curtus; see curt) + -ault pejorative suffix of Germanic origin. Originally curtal; used of horses with docked tails, which probably influenced the spelling. Related: Curtailed; curtailing.

noun decrease

Example sentences :

But, perhaps, such a sacrifice as the curtailment of your education will not be required of you.
Extract from : « Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp » by Annie Roe Carr

There was a noble financial policy, a curtailment of expense.
Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill

Why not then stop the curtailment, and restore the exchanges to their former footing?
Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

That there was no necessity for this third curtailment ordered in January.
Extract from : « Thirty Years' View (Vol. I of 2) » by Thomas Hart Benton

But did they ever consent to a curtailment of their own rights?
Extract from : « Saunterings in and about London » by Max Schlesinger

The passion of the hour was the curtailment of the royal authority, he says.
Extract from : « Talleyrand » by Joseph McCabe

They were slow to see the necessity of some form of curtailment and limitation of the traffic.
Extract from : « Nonsenseorship » by G. G. Putnam and Others

Basil advises a curtailment of all expenditure for the present.
Extract from : « A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill » by Alice Hegan Rice

Let us see how this will operate to the pruning and curtailment of law.
Extract from : « Winterslow » by William Hazlitt

It is evident you feel no interest in the curtailment of my expenses.
Extract from : « A Reconstructed Marriage » by Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr

Antonyms for curtailment

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