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Undercut means to offer lower prices, or to weaken. Irregular: undercut-undercut-undercut.
Meanings
- To offer lower prices
- To weaken or undermine
- To cut away underneath
Common Collocations
undercut competitors
undercut prices
undercut the market
undercut authority
undercut hairstyle
Tip for Learners
All forms identical:
undercut-undercut-undercut. Business: "undercut prices." Figurative: "undercut someone's authority." Hair: "undercut" = sides shaved, top longer. Follows pattern of "cut".Present Simple
| I | undercut |
| you | undercut |
| he/she/it | undercuts |
| we | undercut |
| they | undercut |
Examples - Present Simple
- I undercut the competition every week.
- You undercut our prices every year.
- She undercuts rivals.
- We undercut the market these days.
- They undercut the leaders nowadays.
Present Continuous
| I | am undercutting |
| you | are undercutting |
| he/she/it | is undercutting |
| we | are undercutting |
| they | are undercutting |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am undercutting the competition.
- You are undercutting our prices.
- She is undercutting rivals.
- We are undercutting the market.
- They are undercutting the leaders.
Present Perfect
| I | have undercut |
| you | have undercut |
| he/she/it | has undercut |
| we | have undercut |
| they | have undercut |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have undercut the competition.
- You have undercut our prices.
- She has undercut rivals.
- We have undercut the market.
- They have undercut the leaders.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been undercutting |
| you | have been undercutting |
| he/she/it | has been undercutting |
| we | have been undercutting |
| they | have been undercutting |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been undercutting competition.
- You have been undercutting our prices.
- She has been undercutting rivals.
- We have been undercutting the market.
- They have been undercutting leaders.
Past Simple
| I | undercut |
| you | undercut |
| he/she/it | undercut |
| we | undercut |
| they | undercut |
Examples - Past Simple
- I undercut the competition.
- You undercut our prices.
- She undercut rivals.
- We undercut the market.
- They undercut the leaders.
Past Continuous
| I | was undercutting |
| you | were undercutting |
| he/she/it | was undercutting |
| we | were undercutting |
| they | were undercutting |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was undercutting competition.
- You were undercutting our prices.
- She was undercutting rivals.
- We were undercutting the market.
- They were undercutting leaders.
Past Perfect
| I | had undercut |
| you | had undercut |
| he/she/it | had undercut |
| we | had undercut |
| they | had undercut |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had undercut the competition.
- You had undercut our prices.
- She had undercut rivals.
- We had undercut the market.
- They had undercut leaders.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been undercutting |
| you | had been undercutting |
| he/she/it | had been undercutting |
| we | had been undercutting |
| they | had been undercutting |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been undercutting competition.
- You had been undercutting prices.
- He had been undercutting rivals.
- We had been undercutting the market.
- They had been undercutting leaders.
Future Simple
| I | will undercut |
| you | will undercut |
| he/she/it | will undercut |
| we | will undercut |
| they | will undercut |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will undercut the competition.
- You will undercut our prices.
- She will undercut rivals.
- We will undercut the market.
- They will undercut leaders.
Future Continuous
| I | will be undercutting |
| you | will be undercutting |
| he/she/it | will be undercutting |
| we | will be undercutting |
| they | will be undercutting |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be undercutting competition.
- You will be undercutting prices.
- He will be undercutting rivals.
- We will be undercutting the market.
- They will be undercutting leaders.
Future Perfect
| I | will have undercut |
| you | will have undercut |
| he/she/it | will have undercut |
| we | will have undercut |
| they | will have undercut |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have undercut the competition.
- You will have undercut our prices.
- She will have undercut rivals.
- We will have undercut the market.
- They will have undercut leaders.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been undercutting |
| you | will have been undercutting |
| he/she/it | will have been undercutting |
| we | will have been undercutting |
| they | will have been undercutting |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been undercutting competition.
- You will have been undercutting prices.
- He will have been undercutting rivals.
- We will have been undercutting the market.
- They will have been undercutting leaders.