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Curtailment
01
the action of restricting or withdrawing a book, document, or writing from circulation
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
singular
not gender specific
Plural form
curtailments
Examples
The government imposed a curtailment of the controversial book.
02
the act of reducing or limiting something in order to reach financial stability
Examples
The company announced a curtailment of its production operations in response to declining market demand.
03
the state or condition of being shortened
Examples
The curtailment of the meeting frustrated the participants.
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