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Examples of haircut in a Sentence
The girls got haircuts yesterday.
He just had a haircut.
Do you like my haircut?
Recent Examples of haircut from the Web
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Former Eagles quarterback Michael Vick had some surprising advice for Colin Kaepernick: Get a haircut.
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Bella also posted a few photos on Sunday that, upon closer inspection, appear to have been snapped post-haircut.
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That sort of document work has been proving its worth for years: Think back to 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards’s $400 haircut — not a great look for a candidate pitching himself as an everyman.
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That sort of document work has been proving its worth for years: Think back to 2008 Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards’s $400 haircut — not a great look for a candidate pitching himself as an everyman.
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Some boys also requested trendy haircuts, forbidden both by ISIS and the prison.
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In the photo, a figure with Earhart's haircut and approximate body type sits on the dock, facing away from the camera, Henry points out.
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The royal paired her new summer haircut with a black-and-white polka dot dress from Dolce and Gabbana, strappy sandals, Oscar de la Renta pearl earrings, and a simple white Victoria Beckham handbag.
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The Duchess of Cambridge sported a Dolce & Gabbana polka dot midi dress (and a new lob haircut) on day one of Wimbledon.
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First Known Use of haircut
1899
Financial Definition of HAIRCUT
haircut
What It Is
A haircut is a reduction in an asset's value.
How It Works
For example, let's say the Greek government borrowed about $483 billion from banks, investment funds and other groups. Now it can't pay it back. So if an investor owns a Greek bond with a face value of, say, $1,000, the Greek government is now agreeing to pay back only $300. This means the investor will take a $700 haircut.
Why It Matters
Why would an investor settle for this? Because $300 is more than $0.
In a haircut situation, the only thing lenders can do is get together with other lenders and try to renegotiate with the borrower. Everybody goes into a crummy situation like this knowing that the borrower is probably never going to repay 100% of the debt, so the new objective is to get the borrower to pay back as much as possible.
A haircut doesn't always mean that the lenders are just going to let the borrower off the hook, though. The lenders might cut the interest rate on the debt way back or push the repayment date way out into the future. In our example, Greece might agree to pay back your $1,000, but they might do it at 2% for the next 30 years instead of 5% for the next 10 years.
HAIRCUT Defined for English Language Learners
haircut
playDefinition of haircut for English Language Learners
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: the act or result of cutting and shaping someone's hair
HAIRCUT Defined for Kids
haircut
playDefinition of haircut for Students
: the act, process, or result of cutting the hair
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