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▪ I. cut cut 1 [kʌt] noun [countable]
1. a planned reduction in the amount or level of something:
cut in
• The chairman took an $800,000 cut in pay last year because of poor profits.
• the president's programme of budget cuts
• Though it announced price cuts in June, its PCs still sell for more than those of its foreign competitors.
2. informal the share of an amount of money that someone is allowed to take for themselves, especially as a reward or payment for helping someone to earn the total amount:
• The video has been hugely popular, yet Jones received only £1,600 after his agents took their cut.
[m0] ▪ II. cut cut 2 verb cut PTandPP cutting PRESPART [transitive]
to reduce prices, amounts, money etc:
• She criticized supermarkets for failing to pass on profits to customers by cutting prices.
• There's always pressure on the organisation to increase productivity and cut costs.
• Unfortunately, we need to cut our workforce by a third.
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cut UK US /kʌt/ verb [T] (cutting, cut, cut)
► cut sth (from sth) (to sth) »
We have cut our wage bill from £12,000 to £8,000 per week.
cut sth (from sth) »
We need to cut 50% from our advertising budget.
cut sth (by sth) »
The manufacturing group aims to cut its carbon emissions by 20% over the next five years.
cut jobs/staff/the workforce »
Schmitz Chemicals plans to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide.
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cut borrowing/costs/spending
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cut output/production
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The report is too long – I need to cut 500 words.
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I'll cut and paste some photos from our online catalogue into my presentation.
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cut UK US /kʌt/ noun [C]
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a 0.25% cut in interest rates
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The supermarket is expected to make drastic job cuts to its 9,000-strong workforce.
big/deep/swingeing, etc. cuts »
There will need to be big cuts in public spending.
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price/spending/tax, etc. cuts
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job/pay/wage, etc. cuts
make/propose/threaten, etc. cuts »
The industry regulator announced that it is proposing price cuts of at least 7%.
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If you make a profit on the deal, I'll expect a cut.
Financial and business terms.
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Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cut — (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach short,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cut — ► VERB (cutting; past and past part. cut) 1) make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp implement. 2) shorten or divide into pieces with a sharp implement. 3) make, form, or remove with a sharp implement. 4) make or design (a … English terms dictionary
cut — adjective make or design (a garment) in a particular way: → cut cut verb (cutting; past and past participle cut) 1》 make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp tool or object. 2》 remove (something) from something larger by… … English new terms dictionary
cut — or short cut [kut] vt. cut, cutting [ME cutten, kytten < Late OE * cyttan < Scand base seen in Swed dial., Ice kuta, to cut with a knife: the word replaced OE ceorfan (see CARVE), snithan, scieran (see SHEAR) as used in its basic senses] I… … English World dictionary
Cut — may refer to: The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely directed force Contents 1 Mathematics 2 Computing 3 … Wikipedia
cut — cut·cher·ry; cut·ie; cut·lash; cut·lass; cut·ler; cut·le·ria; cut·le·ri·a·ce·ae; cut·le·ri·a·les; cut·ler·ite; cut·lery; cut·let; cut·ling; cut·lings; cut·ta·ble; cut·tage; cut·ta·nee; cut·teau; cut·ted; cut·ter·man; cut·ter; cut·ting·ly;… … English syllables
Cut-up — (oder: Schnittechnik) nennt man eine Methode, den Zufall und die moderne Montage in die Literatur einzubeziehen. Sie wurde von Brion Gysin zufällig 1959 entdeckt [1]. Ähnliche Ansätze waren von Max Frisch und James Joyce bereits entwickelt worden … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cut — Cut, n. 1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash; a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CUT — (engl. „schneiden“, „Schnitt“) steht für: Cut (Film), ein australischen Film von Kimble Rendall Cut (Musik), eine DJ Technik zur Erzeugung eines Übergangs zwischen zwei Musikstücken Cut (Zeitschrift), eine deutsche Fachzeitschrift für… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Cut — (engl. „schneiden“, „Schnitt“) steht für: Cut (Film), einen australischen Film von Kimble Rendall Cut (Musik), eine DJ Technik zur Erzeugung eines Übergangs zwischen zwei Musikstücken Cut (Zeitschrift), eine deutsche Fachzeitschrift für… … Deutsch Wikipedia
