slash
verb [ T ]
COMMERCE uk/slæʃ/ usto reduce the number or level of something by a large amount suddenly:
American businesses slashed 200,000 jobs in September.
slash prices/costs/rates
slash sth from sth The retail giant is slashing €65m from prices.
slash
noun [ C ]
uk/slæʃ/ usthe symbol (/), used to show a range of possibilities, or between the two numbers of a fraction:
The address for this web page starts with http: and two slashes.
Two thirds is written as 2 slash 3.
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