cut
- noun
- /kʌt/
- The director made significant cuts to the film to improve its pacing.
- budget cuts
- tax cuts
- funding cuts
We know that there aren't going to be any cuts, no cuts soon.
- We know that there aren't going to be any cuts, no cuts soon.
- But even after the OPEC production cuts for oil, look at this.
- Why National Insurance cuts rather than income tax cuts?
- But final cut, my wife's a premiere pro.
- Maybe these cuts won't come in as soon as much.
Examples
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The most recent national budget, which includes serious cuts in spending, displays continuing fiscal discipline.
Academic text (2013) -
I think their jobs have really grown with the budget cuts, and that's happening a lot.
Academic text (2015) -
Can you explain the proposed cut in budget?
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His plans also continue massive cuts to social care.
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So, as I was saying, we have no choice but to make these cuts.
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No one has missed the dramatic cuts in education funding in recent years.
Academic text (2011) -
Well, there's been some budget cuts.
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Mostly there were calls for tax cuts, such as reducing the levy on corporations or capital gains.
Academic text (2011) -
Due to severe budget constraints, the government announced deep cuts in public spending.
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The recent legislative proposal includes several tax cuts aimed at supporting small businesses.
Synonyms
A decision by a government or organization to use less money
Less money given to a department or service in a budget
A smaller amount of money or resources that an organization uses to lower costs
A thing someone leaves out, often by mistake
A person removes words or parts of a text when editing
Parts of a film or book removed before the final version is released
Leaving out something on purpose, often facts or details
Removing part of a text to make it shorter
A shorter version of a film, song, or show made for broadcast
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
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 for a film or text comes from the idea of removing a part, so a 'cut' is a section taken out or the join made by leaving something out.