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Direct cuts are budget reductions that immediately reduce spending rather than slowing future growth or making gradual adjustments.
The term appears in fiscal policy debates to distinguish actual spending decreases from cuts that merely reduce the rate of increase: The proposal calls for direct cuts to defense spending, not just slower growth.
Also used in film editing for an abrupt transition between scenes without fades or dissolves.
- belt tighteningReducing expenditures deliberately
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- chopQuick forceful slice
- slicePortion cut off
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
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