noun
- reductions in something, especially in spending, services, or the number of employees
Usage: plural form of cutback
Examples
- The company announced major cutbacks in its workforce.
- Budget cutbacks forced the school to eliminate several programs.
- Government cutbacks affected public transportation services.
- The hospital faced cutbacks in nursing staff.
- Military cutbacks reduced defense spending significantly.
- Cutbacks in research funding worried many scientists.
- The economic crisis led to widespread cutbacks across industries.