final cut

noun

In the movie industry, the final released version of a film.

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Meanings

nounfinal cut (plural final cuts)

plural final cuts

  1. idiomaticIn the movie industry, the final released version of a film.
  2. broadlyidiomaticThe group that remains when a selection process has eliminated other candidates.

Origin

From the fact that in the days of physical film for cinema, the strips of film on which various scenes and takes were recorded had to be cut into pieces and spliced together into a resultant composite strip.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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