I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
( plural cut-ins )
Etymology: cut in
: something cut in: as
a. : a shot inserted in a motion picture or television program in interruption of the main action
b. : a radio or television announcement or advertising message originating locally and introduced into a network program
c. : a share in another's royalties or profits
a singer receiving a cut-in from publisher and author
: a person receiving such a share
d. : a heading or illustration placed in a space provided by beginning or ending consecutive lines of text short of the column edge
II. adjective
Etymology: cut in
1. : inserted by or as if by cutting
2. : marked by cutting in on dancing partners
a cut-in affair
3. : occupying space left by lines shorter than the full-length lines of a column or paragraph
a cut-in heading or illustration