Definition of cutback
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: something cut back
2
: reduction
a cutback in funding
cut back
verb
cut back; cutting back; cuts back
Definition of cut back (Entry 2 of 2)
: to shorten by cutting : prune
1
: to interrupt the sequence of a plot (as of a movie) by introducing events prior to those last presented
2
: cut down
cut back on sugar
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The first known use of cutback was in 1871
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