undercut
To sell at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitorTo sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
» Our competitor is undercutting our prices.
KPX · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
6 sensesTo sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
sell cheaper than one's competition
To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
To undermine.
To strike a heavy blow upward.
To employ the undercut strategy.
To downplay or minimize.
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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Forms
undercuts, undercutting, undercut, undercutSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.