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   Cur·tail·ment

   /kərˈtālmənt/

   

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   • 1. the action or fact of reducing or restricting something: "the curtailment of human rights"

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   What is curtailment noun?

   • Definition of curtailment noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary the act of limiting something or making it last for a shorter time Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English.

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   What is a 'curtailment' & how does it work?

   • Curtailment is the method by which the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) shortens the existing permission of persons already in the UK. Permission is either curtailed with immediate effect or the remaining period of permission is shortened, usually to a period of 60 days.

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   What is curtailment in banking?

   • Curtailment is the act of restricting an activity or cutting it short. The word has several common uses in business and banking services.

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   What is a system curtailment?

   • System operators often distinguish between the various reasons for curtailment for the purposes of compensating generators and system accounting. We use the term curtailment broadly to refer to the use of less wind or solar power than is potentially available at a given time.

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   the action of reducing or limiting something, or of stopping something before it is finished: curtailment of She condemned postwar curtailment of civil liberties. The policy included insurance against cancellation or curtailment of the holiday. Synonyms. check (LIMIT) constraint. control (POWER) curb (CONTROL) limit.

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   Definitions of 'curtailment' The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'curtailment' British English: kɜːʳteɪlmənt American English: kɜrteɪlmənt. More. Synonyms of 'curtailment' • cutting, reduction, docking, lessening [...] More. Translations of 'curtailment' English-French.

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   the act of limiting something or making it last for a shorter time. the curtailment of civil liberties. Questions about grammar and vocabulary? Find the answers with Practical English Usage online, your indispensable guide to problems in English. Check pronunciation: curtailment.

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   6 days ago · Definition of 'curtailment' Word Frequency. curtailment. (kɜrteɪlmənt ) singular noun [usu N of n] The curtailment of something is the act of reducing or limiting it. [formal] ...the curtailment of presidential power. Synonyms: cutting, reduction, docking, lessening More Synonyms of curtailment. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   Define curtailment. curtailment synonyms, curtailment pronunciation, curtailment translation, English dictionary definition of curtailment. tr.v. cur·tailed , cur·tail·ing , cur·tails To cut short or reduce: We curtailed our conversation when other people entered the room. See Synonyms at...

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   Synonyms for CURTAILMENT: abridgement, abridgment, shortening, contraction, constriction, compression, contracting, consolidation; Antonyms of CURTAILMENT: expansion, decompression, dispersion, scattering, dissipation, inflation, dilation, swelling.

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   the action or fact of reducing or restricting something:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.