cut back

== English == === Verb === cut back (third-person singular simple present cuts back, present participle cutting back, simple past and past participle cut back) (transitive and intransitive with on) To reduce the amount of (something). 2010 November 19, Elinor Comlay, "Banks cut back on trading with embassies: report", Reuters (wire) [1]: 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. (intransitive with on) To reduce spending. (intransitive often with on) To reduce consumption. (intransitive, surfing) To perform the cutback maneuver. (intransitive often with to) To use a short cut; to move to a location to block someone; to cut someone off