A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.cutbackcut‧back /ˈkʌtbæk/ noun [countable usually plural] 
The shortage of teachers was blamed on government cutbacks.cutback in cutbacks in funding for libraries A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.sharp/drastic/severe cutback sharp cutbacks in the military budget → cut back
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- Although employment growth has been steady since the recession, government cutbacks will likely curb it.
- Armed forces cutbacks in the West have had an effect, too.
- If anything the situation is worse, with sharp cutbacks in government investments in education, infrastructure, and research.
- In this era of funding cutbacks and academic brain drains, one must suspend preconceptions.
- Partners' preferences can also make it more difficult to control household fuel consumption and to effect cutbacks in personal consumption.
- With the program cutbacks, the arsenal ship was renamed the maritime fire support demonstrator.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks. sharp cutbacks in the military budgetCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
a reduction in something, such as the number of workers in a company or the amount of money a government or company spends: A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks. sharp cutbacks in the military budget· For the past number of years there have been severe cutbacks in the housing budget.
· If anything the situation is worse, with sharp cutbacks in government investments in education, infrastructure, and research.· As that buildup occurred, the United States would have plenty of time to rebuild its military establishment after any sharp cutbacks.
The shortage of teachers was blamed on government cutbacks.cutback in cutbacks in funding for libraries A fall in donations has forced the charity to make cutbacks.sharp/drastic/severe cutback sharp cutbacks in the military budget → cut back