to cut
- verb
- /kʌt/
- The crisis that followed cut industrial output by 50 percent within a few years.
- cut costs
- cut budgets
- cut spending
Fine, big deal, you cut expenses, you were safe.
- Fine, big deal, you cut expenses, you were safe.
- Now you literally just cut your lead cost in half.
- No, cut your losses, cut your losses, now's the time.
- And so the goal was to cut childhood death in half again.
- We're going to, we're going to cut that mark that.
Examples
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OK, OK, so are we going to cut our spending?
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Indeed, the discussion in Washington in 2011 is about what to cut, not what to spend.
Academic text (2011) -
The analysis emphasizes the need to cut costs, increase productivity, and increase sales with competitive pricing.
Academic text (2012) -
O'Brien estimates that his garbage bill has been cut in half through recycling and vermicomposting.
Academic text (1999) -
To save money, the company decided to cut its marketing budget this year.
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She needs to cut the unnecessary parts from her essay before submission.
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They plan to cut costs by reducing the number of employees in the department.
Synonyms
To change text, video or audio to make it better
To cut something into thin flat pieces with a knife
To cut something completely away from a larger thing with a knife or tool
Cut something to make it smaller or neater
To make something into smaller pieces using a knife or tool
To reduce something a lot, for example prices or jobs
To remove a shape from paper or cloth using scissors
To make something simpler by cutting out details
To make something smaller in amount or number
To cut hair or plants shorter with scissors
Make something shorter, for example an article, skirt, or route
To remove something by cutting, often with a sharp blow
Make something into smaller pieces using scissors or a knife
Cut very thin slices from things like cheese or wood
To cut out part of a body or text
Remove part of a film, recording, or text before release
To make something shorter while keeping the important parts
To remove a part from something with a knife or tool
To make something smaller by cutting or removing parts
To remove things you do not need to make something smaller or work better
To cut out a part of something like a video, or to tell someone to be quiet
Make a thing smaller by cutting or removing parts
Make something shorter in time or length while keeping its main parts
Make a book, play, or speech shorter by removing parts while keeping the main idea
Antonyms
Idioms
Deliberately do something that hurts you more than the person you want to punish
- Informal
To become independent from your parents and live on your own
- Informal
To become independent from parents and make your own decisions
- Australian
To criticize someone who stands out to make them seem less successful
- Informal
To check something carefully before you do it to avoid mistakes
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To do something quickly or cheaply by skipping important steps so the result is lower quality
- Informal
To have fun and act without control, or to remove someone from their job
- Informal
To leave very little time before something happens and risk being late
- Informal
To make someone less proud by showing they are not as good as they think
- Jargon
To make a message clear so people notice it despite distractions
Make speech or writing clearer by removing complicated management language
Compounds
- Specialized
A sudden change between two film shots that makes action or time seem to skip
- Specialized
A short announcement that interrupts a program to give local news or alerts
An event when shops sell goods at much lower prices for a short time to clear old stock
- Specialized
A sudden cut between shots in a film that shows time passing or makes the action jump
How Reduced
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cut (to remove or reduce) can be remembered by thinking of cutting a cake into smaller pieces; you take away parts to make something shorter or smaller.