cut into
phrasal verb
cut into; cutting to; cuts into
: to reduce the amount of (something)
Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.
The extra time I was spending at work was cutting into my time with my family.
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That would cut into exports, a rare bright spot in China’s economy.
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Petra’s Theatre, which likely could hold some 8,500 spectators, is also cut into the rock face but was heavily damaged during the 363 earthquake.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Friedl’s reputation and loss of speed cut into his ability to beat out bunts in 2024.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
All the while, higher temperatures have already cut into the productivity of farming in the U.S., according to a 2021 study in the journal Nature Climate Change, and crop yields are widely forecast to decrease as temperatures get hotter, cutting into farmers’ livelihoods.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2025
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Anniek Bao,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
Petra’s Theatre, which likely could hold some 8,500 spectators, is also cut into the rock face but was heavily damaged during the 363 earthquake.
—Hannah Edgar, ARTnews.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Friedl’s reputation and loss of speed cut into his ability to beat out bunts in 2024.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
All the while, higher temperatures have already cut into the productivity of farming in the U.S., according to a 2021 study in the journal Nature Climate Change, and crop yields are widely forecast to decrease as temperatures get hotter, cutting into farmers’ livelihoods.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 21 Feb. 2025
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“Cut into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20into. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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