belt-tightening vs cutback

belt-tightening

noun
  • A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions. 

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

cutback

noun
  • A reduction of some sort in an existing program or service. 

  • An offensive pass played into a position further from the attacking goal line. 

  • Maneuver where the surfer turns and surfs back towards where the wave is breaking. 

  • Solvent-thinned bitumen used in cold process roofing adhesives, cements and coatings. 

How often have the words belt-tightening and cutback occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )