cut back

cut back
1. transitive verb
1) (reduce) einschränken [Produktion]; verringern [Investitionen]
2) (prune) stutzen
2. intransitive verb
(reduce)

cut back on something — etwas einschränken

* * *
to reduce considerably: The government cut back (on) public spending (noun cutback) kürzen
* * *
◆ cut back
I. vt
▪ to \cut back back ⇆ sth
1. HORT etw zurückschneiden [o stutzen
2. FIN, ECON etw kürzen [o verringern]
the President wants to \cut back back defence spending by 10% der Präsident will die Verteidigungsausgaben um 10 % reduzieren
to \cut back back benefits die Leistungen beschneiden [o kürzen]
to \cut back back costs die Kosten senken [o reduzieren]
to \cut back back production die Produktion zurückschrauben
II. vi
1. (return) zurückgehen, kehrtmachen
2. (reduce)
▪ to \cut back back on sth etw kürzen
to \cut back back on orders weniger Aufträge erteilen
to \cut back back on spending die Ausgaben reduzieren [o senken]
to \cut back back on wastage weniger Abfall produzieren
* * *
cut back
A v/t → academic.ru/18012/cut">cut C 3, C 14, C 16
B v/i
1. besonders US (zu)rückblenden (to auf akk) (in Film, Roman etc)
2. cut back on etwas einschränken:
cut back on smoking auch weniger rauchen
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (reduce) einschränken [Produktion]; verringern [Investitionen]
2) (prune) stutzen
2. intransitive verb
(reduce)

cut back on something — etwas einschränken


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