verb · neutral

cut

/kʌt/CUT

Band 6-7task2task1speaking

to divide or make an opening with a sharp tool; to reduce in size, amount, or number

Examples

The company decided to cut costs to survive the downturn.

He cut the paper with scissors.

She cut her finger while cooking.

Band 8 sentence

The university cut tuition fees for international students to attract more applicants.

Collocations

  • cut costs
  • cut the cake
  • cut off

Word family

cut base / past simple / past participlecutting present participle / noun

Common mistakes

cutedcut

They have been cut the budget.They have cut the budget.

Say it for a higher band

5make smaller6reduce7+cut

Synonyms

reduce

slice

Easily confused

reduce

The company reduced its workforce gradually over two years.

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