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
cuted→cut
They have been cut the budget.→They have cut the budget.
Say it for a higher band
5make smaller→6reduce→7+cut
Synonyms
reduce
slice
Easily confused
reduce
“The company reduced its workforce gradually over two years.”
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