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5 definitions • 4 examples
1
the
style
in which someone's
hair
is cut, or an
occasion
of
cutting
the
hair
:
Examples:
She has a really
awful
haircut.
get/have a haircut I wish he'd get/have a haircut.
2
a
reduction
in an
amount
of money, such as the
price
of a
share
or
bond
:
Examples:
take a haircut The
crisis
means that
lenders
will have to take a haircut (=
accept
that they have lost money because the
value
of the
investment
has gone down).
3
an
occasion
when you have your
hair
cut, or the
style
in which it is cut
4
a
small
reduction
in the
price
of a
share
,
bond
, etc.
5
a
reduction
in an
amount
of money:
Examples:
The
museum
director
took a haircut of about 8% from his
salary
.
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