cut into
verb
cut into; cutting to; cuts into
: to reduce the amount of (something)
Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.
The extra time I was spending at work was cutting into my time with my family.
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That is not, that's barely gonna cut into your budget.
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Lower beef supply has further cut into any need for Americold’s offerings.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Up next was pineapple, its spikes thoughtfully sheared smooth and cut into spears.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
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Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
In India, early steps to redirect fuel supplies toward cooking gas for roughly 330 million households cut into supplies for fertilizer plants.
—ABC News, 11 May 2026
Lower beef supply has further cut into any need for Americold’s offerings.
—Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Up next was pineapple, its spikes thoughtfully sheared smooth and cut into spears.
—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for cut into
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“Cut into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20into. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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