plural haircuts
1
: the act or process of cutting and shaping the hair
I need a haircut.
This is a great story for any kid who is worried about getting a haircut.—
Jenny Williams
Jenny Williams2
: the way in which someone's hair is cut and shaped
a short haircut
a stylish haircut
Taylor Swift uploaded an Instagram video of herself getting a bob haircut in London in front of a group of cheering people.—Meirav Devash
Meirav Devash3
finance
: a reduction in the value of an asset
… El Paso's shareholders could be all but wiped out and bondholders could take a big haircut.—William P. Barrett
William P. BarrettSquare revealed Friday pricing at $11 to $13 a share for its anticipated IPO, giving the tech company at most a $4.2 billion valuation—at least a 30% haircut from its most recent valuation in the private market.—Todd C. Frankel
Todd C. FrankelGreece's finance minister has told lawmakers he sees three scenarios to resolve the debt crisis, including one involving an orderly default with a 50 percent haircut for bondholders, two Greek newspapers reported on Friday.—Reuters
ReutersExamples of haircut in a Sentence
The girls got haircuts yesterday.
He just had a haircut.
Do you like my haircut?
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The seemingly ever-present A-lister has graced magazine covers for three decades, her haircut spurring thousands of women to lop off their long locks in the '90s.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, Martínez speaks with pride about the fact that, over the past couple of years, Alcaraz has gone to him exclusively for his haircuts.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Two slack-jawed, bare- foot drummers are wailing a caveman beat in unison—their syncopation and their short, efficient haircuts mark them as obvious members of a cult.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
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Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
In fact, Martínez speaks with pride about the fact that, over the past couple of years, Alcaraz has gone to him exclusively for his haircuts.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
The only actor who looks at home here is Chloë Sevigny as Kim, the resident Yale Philosophy Department psychotherapist, who struts through the movie in a series of baggy suits and a curly bowl haircut that wouldn’t be out of place on the Beverly Hillbillies’ Miss Jane Hathaway.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Two slack-jawed, bare- foot drummers are wailing a caveman beat in unison—their syncopation and their short, efficient haircuts mark them as obvious members of a cult.
—Pat Blashill, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for haircut
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“Haircut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haircut. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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