undercut
verb /ˌʌndəˈkʌt/
/ˌʌndərˈkʌt/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they undercut | /ˌʌndəˈkʌt/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌt/ |
| he / she / it undercuts | /ˌʌndəˈkʌts/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌts/ |
| past simple undercut | /ˌʌndəˈkʌt/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌt/ |
| past participle undercut | /ˌʌndəˈkʌt/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌt/ |
| -ing form undercutting | /ˌʌndəˈkʌtɪŋ/ /ˌʌndərˈkʌtɪŋ/ |
- undercut somebody/something to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors
- to undercut somebody’s prices
- We were able to undercut our European rivals by 5%.
- undercut somebody/something to make somebody/something weaker or less likely to be effective synonym undermine
- Some members of the board were trying to undercut the chairman's authority.