cutback

ˈkʌtbæk

Definition

Definition of cutback - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

measurementreduction in quantity or rate

The company announced a cutback in production.

cut

decrease

reduction

soccer

TECH.

offensive pass away from goal line

TECH.

The player made a cutback to his teammate.

back pass

surfing

TECH.

maneuver where surfer turns back to wave

TECH.

He performed a perfect cutback on the wave.

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service cutback

decrease in the frequency or availability of services

Residents are upset about the service cutback in trash collection.

Origin of cutback

English, cut (reduce) + back (return)

Terms with cutback included in their meaning

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scaleback

cutback

reduction in something to save money

axe

business

drastic reduction or cutback

cut back

sports

perform the cutback maneuver in surfing

axing

business

the act of making a drastic reduction or cutback

Examples of cutback in a sentence

The cutback in funding affected the project.
He executed a perfect cutback to avoid the defender.
The cutback found the striker in open space.
The surfer's cutback was applauded by the crowd.
She nailed the cutback, impressing the judges.

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French:réduction, passe en retrait, ...
German:Kürzung, Rückpass, ...
Italian:riduzione, passaggio indietro, ...
Spanish:recorte, pase atrás, ...
Portuguese:redução, passe para trás, ...
Chinese:缩减, 回传球, ...
Japanese:削減, 切り返し, ...
Arabic:تقليص, تَمْرِيرَة عَرْضِيَّة لِلْخَلْف, ...
Hebrew:קִיצּוּץ, מְסִירַת רֹחַב לְאָחוֹר, ...
Russian:сокращение, передача назад, ...
Ukrainian:скорочення, пас назад, ...
Hindi:कटौती, कटबैक, ...
Bengali:হ্রাস, কাটব্যাক, ...
Catalan:reducció, passada enrere, ...
Czech:snížení, zpětná přihrávka, ...
Danish:nedskæring, cutback, ...
Dutch:bezuiniging, terugtrekbal, ...
Greek:μείωση, επιστροφή, ...
Hungarian:csökkentés, visszagurítás, ...
Khmer:ការកាត់បន្ថយ, ការបញ្ជូនបាល់ថយក្រោយពីខ្សែទី, ...
Korean:감소, 컷백, ...
Persian:کاهش, پاس به عقب, ...
Polish:redukcja, podanie wsteczne, ...
Portuguese (BR):redução, corte para trás, ...
Romanian:reducere, pasă înapoi, ...
Swedish:nedskärning, tillbakapassning, ...
Thai:การลด, การส่งบอลกลับหลัง, ...
Turkish:azalma, geri pas, ...
Vietnamese:cắt giảm, đường chuyền ngược, ...

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