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Is it possible to use ”cut” and ” cut back on sth” instead of each other when we want to refer to reduce an amount of sth ? Do they have equal meanings in this case ?

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AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgMarch 2022
”cut sth” and ”cut back on sth have different meanings.

”cut sth” = completely remove sth

”cut back on sth” = to reduce sth because you need to because of circumstances but not completely remove/stop it.
fizzgig profile picture fizzgigMarch 2022
Sometimes. ”Cut” can mean ”completely remove”, but it can also mean ”reduce”. Usually, it means ”remove” if you’re talking about something singular, but is more likely to mean ”reduce” if you’re talking about a quantity of something.

”Cut back on” always means ”reduce”. It’s often used when talking about spending less money.

”Cut down on” also means ”reduce”. It’s often used when talking about consuming less.
  • AussieInBg profile picture AussieInBgMarch 2022
    Australians and Kiwis sometimes use ”cut” by itself to indicate reduction rather than complete elimination, instead of ”cut back on”. But this is more like dialect/slang than standard English.

    There’s much more to Australian/Kiwi English than words like ”g’day”

    ”cut back on” and ”cut down on” are pretty interchangeable. The only real difference in meaning is that ”cut down on” is probably a little more formal than ”cut back on”.

    Australians (and I guess New Zealanders) would usually use ”cut back on spending/expenses” whereas Brits and Americans tend to say ”cut down on spending/expenses”, particularly in more formal contexts.
painsad1 profile picture painsad1March 2022

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