undercut
/ʌndəˈkʌt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndəˈkʌt/
ʌndəˈkʌt
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- 3rd syllable stress
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ʌndə - ˈkʌt -> undercut
Myanmar meaning
ဈေးလျှော့၍ ရောင်းသည်၊ အလုပ်လုပ်သည်။ ဘောလုံးကို မြင့်တက်သွားအောင် ရိုက်သည်။ အောက်ဘက်ပိုင်းကို ညှပ်သည်၊ ဖြတ်သည်။ အဖွဲ့အစည်းအတွင်းသို့ ဝင်၍ လျှို့ဝှက် ကြံစည် လုပ်ကြံသည်။အောက်ခြေမှ ဖြိူဖျက်သည်။ ခါးဝတ်အထည်၏ အတွင်းပိုင်း။
Full entry
undercut / ʌndǝ'kʌt / v (-tt- ; pt, pp undercut )
၁။ ဈေးပြိုင် လျှော့ရောင်းသည်။ They're undercutting us by 5%.
၂။ သပ်လျှိုသည်။ concessions made to try and undercut the opposition.
More examples
- ‘The result is a level playing field for processors; competitors can't undercut prices.’
- ‘The difference is that in a competitive market place, plumbers and electricians can attempt to undercut their competitors by offering a cheaper service and thus attract more work.’
- ‘You can patent ways of undercutting your competitor.’
- ‘The company's low cost base allows it to undercut competitors, offer cheaper computers, better service and still have better margins.’
- ‘Now they are being drastically undercut by competition from the rest of Europe and particularly from Asia.’
- ‘Prices are at rock bottom and supermarkets are undercutting each other in price wars.’
- ‘An ambitious kid could make decent headway if he was willing to smooth-talk lots of retailers and undercut his competitors.’
- ‘After years of struggling to find cheap, reliable labor in Oklahoma, he had found a way to undercut his competitors without closing up shop and moving overseas.’
- ‘Just be careful not to undercut the prices you're charging through your sales reps and distributors.’
- ‘The contractor glanced at the file, read the information he required, undercut his competitors and got the contract.’
- ‘Paris can afford to undercut rivals thanks to its excellent infrastructure.’
- ‘There is a battle to undercut rivals and yet still make a profit.’
- ‘In other words you cannot undercut competitors by holding a ‘January Sale’ because it's unfair competition.’
- ‘I learned quickly that if I wanted any of this business, I had to undercut everyone else's prices.’
- ‘So everyone raising prices knows that a competitor could undercut them.’
- ‘A smaller company would have to establish a reputation, and may have to undercut competitors on price, narrowing down its profits, he said.’
- ‘They're significantly undercutting the high street, and it has to find a way of responding.’
- ‘During soft markets, insurers tend to undercut prices for competitive reasons.’
- ‘They undercut their competitors' prices.’
- ‘Essentially, the order prevents retailers undercutting competitors by selling products below cost price.’
Synonyms
weaken, dent, chip away at, challenge, destabilize, demoralize, damage, emasculate, belittle, burrow, cheapen, cut, demean, detract, diminish, excavate, foil, gouge, hollow, lessen, minimize, thwart, tunnel, undercharge, undermine, underprice, undersell
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