curtailment

noun

cur·​tail·​ment (ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt 

: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed

Examples of curtailment in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If moving up the start date will result in a smaller curtailment of services, implementing parking fees earlier is the better option. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 May 2025

When this happens, transmission operators will enact dispatch down or curtailment measures. —Renny Vandewege, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

The study explores the ability to add significantly more load, or demand, to the grid by implementing curtailment of those new loads (read: high power users like data centers). —Greg Robinson, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025

Trump had repeatedly hinted that a future peace deal would include Ukrainian territorial and political concessions and be twinned with the curtailment of U.S. aid to Kyiv. —David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for curtailment

• derailment
• entailment
• ailment
• bailment