cutback

n.

1. A decrease; a curtailment: "The political effects of food cutbacks could be devastating" (New York Times).
2. A sharp reversal of direction, as of a ball carrier in football.

In general: curtailment of production or expenditures provided for in a budget that has been adjusted.

Advertising: see flashback.

Magazines: reduction in the term of a magazine subscription because of underpayment It is usually calculated on a pro rata basis on the per copy value of the subscription order. See also prorate.

noun

The act or process of decreasing: abatement, curtailment, cut, decrease, decrement, diminishment, diminution, drain, reduction, slash, slowdown, taper. See increase/decrease.

n

Definition: reduction
Antonyms: increase, raise

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedskæring

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezuiniging, vermindering, inkorting

Français (French)
n. - réduction, diminution, compressions, flash-back

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kürzung, Rückblende

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περικοπή, περιορισμός, (για θέαμα) αναδρομή

Italiano (Italian)
riduzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - redução (f), cena (f) em retrospecto

Русский (Russian)
сокращение

Español (Spanish)
n. - reducción, restricción, resumen de lo anterior

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - återblick (film.), minskning, nedgång

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重映, 剪修新芽, 减少

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 重映, 剪修新芽, 減少

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 장면전환, 축소, 가지치기

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 縮少, 削減

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تخفيض ( في الأنتاج أو عدد العمال مثلا)‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הפחתה, צמצום‬

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