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haircut

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈhɛrkʌt/ · UK /ˈheəkʌt/

Forms: haircuts

haircut means: An occasion when someone cuts your hair, usually to make it shorter or neater.

noun

CUTTING YOUR HAIRA2

An occasion when someone cuts your hair, usually to make it shorter or neater.

  • I need a haircut.
  • He went to the barber for a haircut.
  • How much did your haircut cost?

Similar words: trim

Common phrases: get a haircut, need a haircut, haircut appointment, have a haircut

HAIR STYLEA2

The shape or style of someone’s hair after it has been cut.

  • I like your new haircut.
  • That short haircut really suits her.
  • His haircut looked different from every angle.

Similar words: hairstyle

Common phrases: short haircut, new haircut, stylish haircut

FINANCIAL LOSSC2

A reduction in the value of an investment or in the money paid back to a lender.

  • The lenders accepted a haircut.
  • Creditors took a substantial haircut after the company collapsed.
  • The agreement imposes a thirty percent haircut on the debt.

How to use it: haircut on something (Investors accepted a haircut on their bonds.)

Similar words: write-down, reduction

Common phrases: take a haircut, debt haircut, accept a haircut

Questions about haircut

What does haircut mean?

An occasion when someone cuts your hair, usually to make it shorter or neater.

What is haircut in other languages?

Türkçe: saç kesimi · Español: corte de pelo · Français: coupe de cheveux · Deutsch: Haarschnitt · Italiano: taglio di capelli · 日本語: 散髪

How do you pronounce haircut?

In American English /ˈhɛrkʌt/; in British English /ˈheəkʌt/.

How do you use haircut in a sentence?

I need a haircut. He went to the barber for a haircut.

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