cut back

Definition of cut back in English English dictionary: To reduce the amount of (something)
Some U.S. banks are cutting back their dealings with embassies and other foreign institutions in the United States because of the difficulty of complying with money-laundering rules, the Wall Street Journal reported.; To reduce consumption
He needs to cut back on doughnuts. He weighs 289 pounds!.; To reduce spending
We need to cut back heavily on office supplies. Is there another vendor we can use?.; If you cut back something such as expenditure or cut back on it, you reduce it. They will be concerned to cut back expenditure on unnecessary items The Government has cut back on defence spending We have been cutting back a bit: we did have thirteen horses, but now it's nine. see also cutback; cut down on, reduce something, use less of something (e.g.: "I drink too much coffee, I decided to cut back"); return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story; cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden"; return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story"; cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"; place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"
cutback: Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking
cutback: Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings
cutback: An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line
cutback: return to a previous scene following a reaction shot or other cutaway
cutback: a reduction in quantity or rate
cutback: a reduction in the number of workers due to a shortage of work to be performed or a decrease in the budget necessary to pay the workers
cutback: Cutback - Arrow element consisting of a single inversion in a 180 degree turnaround
cutback: The surfing manoeuvre used to change direction and head back towards the breaking part of the wave
cutback: Bitumen thinned by solvents that is used in cold-process roofing adhesives, roof cements, and roof coatings
cutback: Arrow element consisting of a single inversion in a 180° turnaround
cutback: A reduction in an existing program of some sort
cutback: solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold-applied ("process") roofing adhesives, roof cements, and roof coatings
cutback: Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, flashing cements and roof coatings
cutback: {i} curtailing, reduction, cutting down, decrease
cutback: A cutback is a reduction that is made in something. London Underground said it may have to axe 500 signalling jobs because of government cutbacks in its investment. = cut. a reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends
cutback: Designed by Arrow Dynamics this element includes a single inversion and a 180-degree turnaround
cutback: In roofing, basic asphalt or tar which has been "cut back" with solvents and oils so that the material become fluid