SLASH


Meaning of SLASH in English

I.

noun

Slash is used before these nouns: ↑ mark , ↑ wound

II.

verb

1 cut

ADVERB

▪ wildly

PREPOSITION

▪ at , through

He ~ed through the rope.

▪ with

He ~ed wildly at me with a knife.

2 reduce

ADVERB

▪ dramatically , drastically

The company dramatically ~ed its forecasts for annual profits.

▪ aggressively

▪ in half

Inflation was ~ed in half.

PREPOSITION

▪ by

His salary was ~ed by 20%.

▪ from , to

The discount could be ~ed from 15% to 10%.

Slash is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ knife

Slash is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ benefit , ↑ budget , ↑ cost , ↑ dividend , ↑ fare , ↑ funding , ↑ inventory , ↑ pay , ↑ per cent , ↑ price , ↑ rate , ↑ salary , ↑ throat , ↑ tyre , ↑ workforce , ↑ wrist

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .