noun
- a reduction in size, amount, or extent
- a surgical procedure to expose a vein by making an incision
Usage: medical
adjective
- reduced in size, amount, or scale
Examples
- The company announced a cutdown in staff due to budget constraints.
- We need a cutdown version of this presentation for the meeting.
- The doctor performed a cutdown to establish IV access.
- The cutdown model of the car costs significantly less.
- Budget cutdowns affected several departments this year.
- The cutdown edition removes unnecessary features.
- Emergency cutdown procedures require special training.