LOP OFF


Meaning of LOP OFF in English

lop /lɒp $ lɑːp/ BrE AmE ( also lop off ) verb ( past tense and past participle lopped , present participle lopping ) [transitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: lop 'small branches cut off' (15-20 centuries) ]

1 . to cut something, especially branches from a tree, usually with a single strong movement SYN chop , chop off :

Workmen have lopped off more branches in an effort to save the tree.

2 . to reduce an amount, especially of money, by a particular amount:

They lopped £16 off the price.

lop something from something

Citicorp plans to lop $1.5 billion a year from its operating costs.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.