cut under

verb

To undersell or undercut; to offer a product at a lower price than someone else.

“You managed to cut under his prices?”

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Meanings

verbcut under (third-person singular simple present cuts under, present participle cutting under, simple past and past participle cut under)

present singular third person cuts under · participle present cutting under

  1. datedtransitiveTo undersell or undercut; to offer a product at a lower price than someone else.

    You managed to cut under his prices?

    1 more example

    […] cut under him even after paying the duty. The writer of the article then goes on to mention the selling price of the English flour when baked into bread as 6d.

    1904, The Free Trader, volume 2, page 103
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APA

cut under. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20under

MLA

“cut under.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20under. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut under,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20under.

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