UNDERCUT


Meaning of UNDERCUT in English

verb , noun

■ verb / ˌʌndəˈkʌt; NAmE ˌʌndərˈkʌt/ ( under·cut·ting , under·cut , under·cut ) [ vn ]

1.

to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors :

to undercut sb's prices

We were able to undercut our European rivals by 5%.

2.

to make sth weaker or less likely to be effective

SYN undermine :

Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.

■ noun

/ ˈʌndəkʌt; NAmE ˈʌndərkʌt/ a way of cutting sb's hair in which the hair is left quite long on top but the hair on the lower part of the head is cut much shorter

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.