Noun
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the temporal property of being cut short
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shortness the property of being shorter than average stature
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| curtailment -
the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation; "a suppression of the newspaper"
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suppression |
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restraint the act of controlling by restraining someone or something; "the unlawful restraint of trade"
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the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
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retrenchment,
downsizing |
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saving,
economy an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"
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