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Definition of undercut
undercut
;undercutting
transitive verb
1 : to cut away the underpart of undercut a vein of ore
2 : to cut away material from the underside of (an object) so as to leave an overhanging portion in relief
3 : to offer to sell at lower prices than or to work for lower wages than (a competitor)
4 : to cut obliquely into (a tree) below the main cut and on the side toward which the tree will fall
5 : to strike (a ball) with a downward glancing blow so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
6 : to undermine or destroy the force, value, or effectiveness of inflation undercuts consumer buying power
intransitive verb
: to perform the action of cutting away beneath
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Examples of undercut in a Sentence
They undercut the competing store by 10 percent.
a law that undercuts the Constitution
Her behavior undercuts her own credibility.
Recent Examples of undercut from the Web
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Additional costs for Model 3 add-ons could undercut the car's selling point as an affordable vehicle for a wide range of customers, according to Caldwell.
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Fewer people with health insurance also would undercut the move to provide more preventive care, Deep said.
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As is noted whenever the Achilles tendon comes to NBA prominence, its rupturing undercuts careers.
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Warmbier’s death undercuts any progress from those meetings.
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But Mamet's script undercuts accusations of naive idealism by having Ness' co-workers mock that exhortation the very next day, after the raid is a bust.
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In fact, Costco undercuts the going rate for refurbished models in Amazon's marketplace.
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The president has also gotten in the way, persistently issuing potentially damaging tweets and proclamations on the subject of Russia — undercutting the messages being pushed by his aides.
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His use of the word also undercuts the often pedantic debate over just how unfree labor has to be in order to be called slavery.
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First Known Use of undercut
1598
Definition of undercut
1 British : tenderloin 1
2 : the action or result of cutting away from the underside or lower part of something
3 : a notch cut in the base of a tree before felling to determine the direction of falling and to prevent splitting
Recent Examples of undercut from the Web
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The cut made the most of Taraji's previous undercut, with her kinks at full freedom.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'undercut'. Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of undercut
1859
UNDERCUT Defined for English Language Learners
undercut
playDefinition of undercut for English Language Learners
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: to offer to sell things or work for a lower cost than (another person or company)
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: to make (something) weaker or less effective
Medical Dictionary
undercut
playMedical Definition of undercut
: the part of a tooth lying between the gum and the points of maximum outward bulge on the tooth's surfaces
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