- curtail cur·tail vt
- [kɜː'teɪl]
(visit etc) accorciare, (wages, expenditure) ridurre, decurtare, tagliare
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curtail cur·tail vt
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curtail — cur‧tail [kɜːˈteɪl ǁ kɜːr ] verb [transitive] to reduce or limit something: • The Federal Bank s critics in Congress are eager to curtail its power. • Investment plans may be curtailed by high interest rates. * * * curtail UK US /kɜːˈteɪl/ verb… … Financial and business terms
Curtail — Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtail — Cur tail (k?r t?l), n. The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a step, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curtail dog — Cur tail dog (d[o^]g ; 115). A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion that the tail is necessary to a dog… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
curtail — cur|tail [kə:ˈteıl US kə:r ] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: curtal to cut short an animal s tail (15 17 centuries), from Old French courtault animal with a shortened tail ; influenced by tail] to reduce or limit something ▪ The new law… … Dictionary of contemporary English
curtail — cur•tail [[t]kərˈteɪl[/t]] v. t. to cut short or cut off a part of; abridge; reduce • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME: to restrict (of royal succession or inheritance), prob. a conflation of MF courtau(l) d (see curtal) and ME taillen to cut < OF… … From formal English to slang
curtail — cur|tail [ kɜr teıl ] verb transitive FORMAL to reduce or limit something, especially something good: a government attempt to curtail debate ╾ cur|tail|ment noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
curtail-step — curˈtail step noun A round ended step at the bottom of a flight • • • Main Entry: ↑curtail … Useful english dictionary
curtail — cur·tail … English syllables
Mountain Cur — A young Mountain Cur Country of origin United States Traits Classific … Wikipedia
Curtailed — Curtail Cur*tail (k[u^]r*t[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtailed} ( t[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See {Curtal}.] To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to abridge; to diminish; to reduce. [1913 Webster] I, that am… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
