undercut
/ˈʊndə(ɹ)kʊt/ verb C2- To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
- To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
- To undermine.
- To strike a heavy blow upward.
- To employ the undercut strategy.
- To downplay or minimize.
He/she/it undercuts · Past undercut · Past participle undercut · -ing form undercutting
Verb forms
- Base form
- undercut
- He/she/it
- undercuts
- Past
- undercut
- Past participle
- undercut
- -ing form
- undercutting
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He cut deep, and yet I just undercut him.
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