Also means
to trim
Usage Note
Recortar literally means to cut out or trim (paper, hair, a shape), but in journalistic and political language it almost always means to cut back funding or jobs (recortar el presupuesto = to cut the budget). Learners from English will recognise its parallel with 'to cut' both physically and figuratively. The noun recorte ('cut, cutout') is frequently seen in headlines.
Examples
"El gobierno anunció que recortará el gasto público."
Natural Translation
The government announced it will cut public spending.
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