No. 6,292 in Russian
урезать
"Урезать" means "to cut down" or "to reduce."
In a sentence
Компания решила урезать зарплаты сотрудников.
The company decided to cut employees' salaries.
Used in the context of reducing monetary compensation for workers.
Правительство планирует урезать финансирование образования.
The government plans to cut education funding.
Used in the context of reducing allocated resources for a sector or program.
Мне пришлось урезать свой бюджет на развлечения.
I had to trim my entertainment budget.
Used in the context of decreasing planned expenses from a personal budget.
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