cost cutting | the act of cutting costs |
price cutting price cut | cutting the price of merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price |
cut cutting cutting off | the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends, the barber gave him a good cut |
cutting thinning | the act of diluting something, the cutting of whiskey with water, the thinning of paint with turpentine |
cut cutting | the act of cutting something into parts, his cuts were skillful, his cutting of the cake made a terrible mess |
cut cutting | the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge, his cut in the lining revealed the hidden jewels |
abscission cutting off | the act of cutting something off |
ablation extirpation cutting out excision | surgical removal of a body part or tissue |
cut cutting | the division of a deck of cards before dealing, he insisted that we give him the last cut before every deal, the cutting of the cards soon became a ritual |
carving cutting | removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape |
film editing cutting | the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film |
chopping board cutting board | a wooden board where meats or vegetables can be cut |
cutter cutlery cutting tool | a cutting implement, a tool for cutting |
cutting implement | a tool used for cutting or slicing |
cutting room | a room where films or tapes are edited (by cutting out unwanted parts) |
knife edge cutting edge | the sharp cutting side of the blade of a knife |
pace rate | the relative speed of progress or change, he lived at a fast pace, he works at a great rate, the pace of events accelerated |
bargain rate cheapness cut rate cut price | a price below the standard price |
vanguard forefront cutting edge | the position of greatest importance or advancement, the leading position in any movement or field, the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England, the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy |
clipping newspaper clipping press clipping cutting press cutting | an excerpt cut from a newspaper or magazine, he searched through piles of letters and clippings |
Postal Rate Commission | an independent federal agency that recommends changes in postal rates |
cutting | a piece cut off from the main part of something |
cutting slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
pay rate rate of pay | amount of money received per unit time, women's pay rate is lower than men's |
payment rate rate of payment repayment rate installment rate | the amount of money paid out per unit time |
tax rate | rate used to calculate tax liability |
interest rate rate of interest | the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use |
discount rate discount bank discount | interest on an annual basis deducted in advance on a loan |
bank rate | the discount rate fixed by a central bank |
discount rate | the rate of interest set by the Federal Reserve that member banks are charged when they borrow money through the Federal Reserve System |
base rate | the interest rate set by the Bank of England for lending to other banks |
prime interest rate | the interest rate on short-term loans that banks charge their commercial customers with high credit ratings |
rate charge per unit | amount of a charge or payment relative to some basis, a -minute phone call at that rate would cost $ |
freight freightage freight rate | the charge for transporting something by common carrier, we pay the freight, the freight rate is usually cheaper |
rate of depreciation depreciation rate | the rate at which the value of property is reduced, used to calculate tax deduction |
rate of exchange exchange rate | the charge for exchanging currency of one country for currency of another |
excursion rate | a reduced rate for a round-trip ticket |
room rate | the rate charged daily for a hotel room |
basal metabolic rate BMR | the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state |
baud baud rate | (computer science) a data transmission rate (bits second) for modems |
rate | a quantity or amount or measure considered as a proportion of another quantity or amount or measure, the literacy rate, the retention rate, the dropout rate |
absentee rate | the percentage of workers who do not report to work |
occupancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time |
vacancy rate | the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time |
unemployment rate | the percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date |
mileage fuel consumption rate gasoline mileage gas mileage | the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned |
employee turnover turnover rate turnover | the ratio of the number of workers that had to be replaced in a given time period to the average number of workers |
cutting angle | the angle between the face of a cutting tool and the surface of the work |
attrition rate rate of attrition | the rate of shrinkage in size or number |
birthrate birth rate fertility fertility rate natality | the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area, expressed per population per year |