curtail

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The pre-tax curtail, the gain of $63 million was the after-tax $49 million?

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  1. transitive verb To cut short or reduce. See Synonyms at shorten.

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  • Although much has been done to curtail or eradicate this form of unregulated gambling by government and community leaders, it appears that such efforts have fallen by the wayside due to its vast popularity. —  Online Gambling News
  • "What you can curtail is driving to the game, driving to the bar," he said, and that could mean fewer serious accidents. —  TheBostonChannel.com - News
  • The pre-tax curtail, the gain of $63 million was the after-tax $49 million? —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • The one calling card Greifer does not want to curtail: its sex appeal. —  GigaOM Daily
  • Transit agencies may have to curtail or cease operations —  Illinois Review
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curtail:   curtailing ·  curtailed ·  curtails
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English curtailen, to restrict, probably blend of Old French courtauld, docked; see curtal, and Middle English taillen, to cut (from Old French tailler; see tailor).

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  1. Cf. curtail, adjective and n.; orig. curtal, the form curtail being a corruption due to association with English tail (see tail) or F. tailler, cut: see tail. The accent was orig. on the first syllable.
 

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