undercut
Produced by undercuttingProduced by undercutting.
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» Our competitor is undercutting our prices.
KPX · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(not comparable)Produced by undercutting.
(not comparable)Designed so as to cut from the underside.
(not comparable)Having the parts in relief cut under.
Examples
6 sentencesOur competitor is undercutting our prices.
The company is undercutting the whole tech industry.
I got my pronouns shaved into my undercut and dyed my hair blue.
deIch ließ mir meine Pronomen in den Undercut rasieren und färbte mir die Haare blau. — brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
Over time, wave action undercuts sea cliffs and thereby causes them to fall into the ocean.
Europe's overproduction is undercutting Algeria's agricultural sector.
Origin
From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.From Middle English undercutten, equivalent to under- + cut.
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Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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