UNDERCUT


Meaning of UNDERCUT in English

(~s, ~ting)

Note: The form '~' is used in the present tense and is also the past tense and past participle.

1.

If you ~ someone or ~ their prices, you sell a product more cheaply than they do. (BUSINESS)

The firm will be able to ~ its competitors whilst still making a profit.

...promises to ~ air fares on some routes by 40 per cent...

VERB: V n, V n

2.

If your attempts to achieve something are ~ by something, that thing prevents your attempts from being effective.

Popular support would be ~ by political developments.

= undermine

VERB: usu passive, be V-ed

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