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Curtailment Definition & Meaning

curtailment
noun
  1. the temporal property of being cut short
  2. the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
  3. the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

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What does curtailment mean?
the temporal property of being cut short the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper" the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
What part of speech is curtailment?
Curtailment is a noun.
How many definitions does curtailment have?
Curtailment has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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