What does "cut back" mean?

To reduce spending To spend less money than before.

How do you use "cut back" in a sentence?

We need to cut back. She cut back on luxuries. The company cut back on expenses.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★★ Very Common Neutral

Meaning: To reduce spending

削减、缩减

Recortar, reducir

削減する、出費を抑える

지출을 줄이다

To spend less money than before.

比以前花更少的钱。常用于缩减开支的语境。

Gastar menos dinero que antes. Se usa frecuentemente en el contexto de reducción de gastos.

以前より支出を減らすこと。経費削減の文脈でよく使われる。

이전보다 돈을 적게 쓰다.

Base verb: cut

Particle: back

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

We need to cut back.
我们需要缩减开支
Necesitamos recortar gastos
節約しなければならない
절약해야 한다.
She cut back on luxuries.
她减少了奢侈消费
Ella redujo los lujos
彼女は贅沢を控えた
그녀는 사치를 줄였다.
The company cut back on expenses.
公司削减了开支
La empresa recortó gastos
会社は経費を削減した
회사는 경비를 삭감했다.

Context: budgeting, saving, reducing

Tone: practical

From cutting something back or shorter.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal