The boy's father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents.
SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
cur|tail´er — cur|tail «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of… … Useful english dictionary
cur|tail — «kur TAYL», transitive verb. to cut short; cut off part of; reduce; lessen: »The boy s father curtailed his allowance from $1 to 50 cents. SYNONYM(S): abbreviate, abridge, diminish. See syn. under shorten. (Cf. ↑shorten) ╂[variant of curtal;… … Useful english dictionary
cur — bi·cur·sal; con·cur; con·cur·rence; con·cur·rent·ly; con·cur·ring·ly; con·cur·sion; con·cur·so; con·cur·sus; cu·cur·bit; cu·cur·bi·ta; cu·cur·bi·ta·ce·ae; cu·cur·bi·tar·i·a·ce·ae; cur·abil·i·ty; cur·able; cur·agh; cur·cas; cur·chie; cur·cu·lio;… … English syllables
tail — av·en·tail; bat·tail·ous; bone·tail; cow·tail; cur·tail·ment; de·tail·er; dove·tail·er; en·tail·er; en·tail·ment; flat·tail; por·tail; re·tail·er; re·tail·ing; re·tail·ment; tail; tail·coat·ed; tail·end·er; tail·less; tail·leur; tail·lie;… … English syllables
curtailment — cur·tail·ment … English syllables
curtail — cur•tail [[t]kərˈteɪl[/t]] v. t. to cut short or cut off a part of; abridge; reduce • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME: to restrict (of royal succession or inheritance), prob. a conflation of MF courtau(l) d (see curtal) and ME taillen to cut < OF… … From formal English to slang
curtail — cur|tail [ kɜr teıl ] verb transitive FORMAL to reduce or limit something, especially something good: a government attempt to curtail debate ╾ cur|tail|ment noun count or uncount … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Curtailment — Cur*tail ment (k?r t?l ment), n. The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. Bancroft. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… … English syllables
Re. — rupee. Also, re. * * * re1 «ray», noun. the second tone of the musical diatonic scale. ╂[< Medieval Latin re < Latin re (sonāre) to resound. See etym. under gamut. (Cf. ↑gamut)] … Useful english dictionary
