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- DictionaryUn·der·cut
verb
- 1. offer goods or services at a lower price than (a competitor): "these industries have been undercut by more efficient foreign producers"
- 2. cut or wear away the part below or under (something, especially a cliff): "the base of the crag is undercut permitting walkers to pass behind the falling water"
noun
- 1. a space formed by the removal or absence of material from the lower part of something, such as a cliff, a coal seam, or part of a carving in relief: "there may be some bigger fish in the safety of the undercut"
- 2. the underside of a sirloin of beef. British
The meaning of UNDERCUT is to cut away the underpart of. How to use undercut in a sentence.
UNDERCUT definition: 1. to charge less than a competitor: 2. to damage something or to make it fail: 3. If you…. Learn more.
a haircut for men or women in which one or both sides and often the back are shaved or cut very short, leaving longer hair at the top of the head:
1. To diminish or destroy the province or effectiveness of; undermine: "The partnership between the United States and Western Europe is undercut by diverging economic interests" (Scott Sullivan). 2. To sell at a lower price than or to work for lower wages or fees than (a competitor). 3. To make a cut under or below. 4.
If you undercut someone or undercut their prices, you sell a product more cheaply than they do. [business] The firm will be able to undercut its competitors whilst still making a profit. [VERB noun] ...promises to undercut air fares on some routes by 40 per cent. [VERB noun] Prices were undercut and profits collapsed.
a cut shaped like a V that is made at the bottom of the trunk (= thick main stem) of a tree before it is cut down, to control the direction in which it falls: The undercut is a V-shaped notch cut into the side of the tree in the direction of falling .
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object. noun. a notch cut in the trunk of tree in order to determine the direction of its fall. see more. see less. type of: notch. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface. forestry.
to cut away material from so as to leave a portion overhanging, as in carving or sculpture. 3. to offer goods or services at a lower price or rate than (a competing price or rate) or than that of (a competitor) 4. to weaken or destroy the impact or effectiveness of; undermine.
a haircut for men or women in which one or both sides and often the back are shaved or cut very short, leaving longer hair at the top of the head: an undercut with a side part.
Definition of undercut verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.