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BNC: 22731 COCA: 27953

— curtailment

/kɚˈteɪlmənt/ noun, plural curtailments [count, noncount]
BNC: 22731 COCA: 27953

curtailment

noun

cur·​tail·​ment (ˌ)kər-ˈtāl-mənt How to pronounce curtailment (audio)
: the act of curtailing : the state of being curtailed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The new analysis comes shortly after U.S. Reclamation Commissioner Camille Touton warned that river users collectively must find at least 2 million acre-feet of conservation between them by next year or risk federal curtailment from the dams. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2022 An emergency curtailment regulation remains in place as a backstop for those rights holders who did not join in the program. Stephanie Elam, CNN, 10 July 2022 The curtailment poses no immediate risks but could have consequences when energy demands rise in later in the year. Amy Cheng, Washington Post, 18 June 2022 On Monday, the Tennessee Valley Authority initiated voluntary curtailment throughout the week due to high temperatures. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 14 June 2022 The state sent curtailment notices to a larger group of about 4,500 water rights holders in August. Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2022 The decision heralds a potentially significant curtailment of the administrative state. Mario Loyola, WSJ, 22 May 2022 For years, Europe has imported enormous volumes of gas from Russia to heat homes and power industry, but now that practice, which depends on billions of dollars’ worth of pipelines, faces severe curtailment. New York Times, 4 Apr. 2022 Lawmakers are trying again this year to enshrine the curtailment of solitary confinement in law. Kelan Lyons, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1794, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of curtailment was in 1794
BNC: 22731 COCA: 27953

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