cut back
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.18 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The foliage is out of control and needs to be cut back."
- "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."
- "The organization has slimmed down and cut back on its education programming, but the Jazz Market remains a critical gathering place in Central City, and the orchestra is more tightly bonded than before."
- "The £3bn held by NR as a contingency fund to cover the impact of events brought about by extreme weather, which enables repairs following flooding and embankment failures, is also to be cut back."
- "We need to cut back heavily on office supplies. Is there another vendor we can use?"
- "He needs to cut back on doughnuts. He weighs 289 pounds!"