a reduction in the amount or number of sb/sth （数量、数目等的）削减，减少，缩减◆making a cut in interest rates 削减利率◆an interest-rate cut 利率的削减◆The aircraft maker announced a further 1 000 cuts (= in the number of employees) last week. 这飞机制造公司上星期宣布再裁减 1 000 人。◆The managers had to take a 20% cut in pay. 经理们不得不接受减薪 20%。⨁ interest-rate / tax cuts 利率削减；减税⨁budget / cost / expenditure / spending cuts 预算／成本／支出／开支削减⨁job / pay / wage cuts 减少工作岗位；减薪⨁a big / deep / dramatic cut 大幅度／严重／大幅度削减⨁to announce / implement / make / propose cuts 宣布／实行／进行／提出削减
() [] a share in a profit or money （利润或钱的）份，份额◆We take a cut of any sales to customers that we refer to them. 凡是从我们介绍给他们的客户中所赚取的任何销售额，我们都可从中提取份额。⨁to get / take a cut (of sth) 得到／提取份额