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undercutun‧der‧cut /ˌʌndəˈkʌt $ -ər-/ verb (past tense and past participle undercut, present participle undercutting) [transitive] VERB TABLEundercut |
Present | I, you, we, they | undercut | | he, she, it | undercuts | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | undercut | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have undercut | | he, she, it | has undercut | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had undercut | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will undercut | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have undercut |
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Present | I | am undercutting | | he, she, it | is undercutting | | you, we, they | are undercutting | Past | I, he, she, it | was undercutting | | you, we, they | were undercutting | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been undercutting | | he, she, it | has been undercutting | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been undercutting | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be undercutting | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been undercutting |
- The store sells its own brand of jeans, undercutting the prices of better-known brands.
- These stories, if true, would greatly undercut Thomas's credibility.
- All of our other efforts may come to little if we perpetuate a social system that undercuts those efforts.
- Durham had undercut the entire theological rationale for the revival.
- Indeed it would seem that these paintings undercut their initial didacticism and that order is evoked primarily to bring it into question.
- Winter storms undercut the cliff base, then wash away thousands of tonnes of slippage in a single night.
- With many firms, the firm that expands output will always be able to reduce costs and undercut its rivals.
- Yet standing-order ministers then were furious because travelers undercut them and shattered their monopolies.
- Yet when it comes to price, Euravia still endeavours to undercut the market.
► BUSINESSabsolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective NOUN► price· He told them to put their pushers out to undercut Huey's prices.· The railways undercut his price and he was forced to find many more passengers than he had at first calculated.· Manufacturers often set different prices for their goods in different countries, but unofficial importers can undercut these prices. nouncutcuttingcutterverbcutundercutadjectivecutting 1to sell goods or a service at a lower price than another company SYN undersell: Online bookstores can undercut retailers by up to 30%.2to make something weaker or less effective SYN undermine: Is a lack of self-confidence undercutting your performance at work? |