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Meanings of curtail in English

Portuguese
limitar
Catalan
limitar

Place restrictions on.

        limitar
        Portuguese
        atalhar
        Catalan
        retallar
        Spanish
        recortar

        Terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent.

              atalhar
              Usage of curtail in English
              1
              Members of the opposition, however, said it would further curtail press freedom.
              Reuters
              2
              Abolish the broadcasting standards commission and curtail the ITC's responsibility for content.
              The Guardian
              3
              Europe's crisis is expected to curtail PC-buying further in the second half.
              Reuters
              4
              The Defence Forces were forced to curtail search-and-rescue operations late last month.
              The Irish Times
              5
              Russia has been forced to curtail output, adding to global supply shortages.
              Reuters
              6
              Still, it could curtail investor enthusiasm for initial public offerings, he said.
              Reuters
              7
              Congress in 1995 passed a law that sought to curtail such abuses.
              Reuters
              8
              There was no reason to implement the plan and curtail fishermen's jobs.
              The Guardian
              9
              The U.S. sanctions aim to curtail Tehran's nuclear ambitions and regional influence.
              Reuters
              10
              Behead and curtail the center, and leave a part of the body.
              St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, October 1878, ...
              11
              The storm also caused railroads and retailers to suspend or curtail operations.
              Reuters
              12
              Knudsen denied the code sought to curtail women's fashion or other freedoms.
              Reuters
              13
              Analysts say it could also force them to curtail profitable speculative trade.
              Reuters
              14
              It galled him, though, to curtail the one ability he had left.
              The Golem and the Jinni
              15
              But cutting its mill output will curtail growth in the current quarter.
              The Irish Times
              16
              A bigger problem with obfuscation is that it doesn't curtail online tracking.
              Wired
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              Translations for curtail
              Spanish
              recortar
              Curtail through the time
              Curtail across language varieties
              Ireland
              Common
              United States of America
              Common
              United Kingdom
              Less common