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Competitor vs Undercut - What's the difference?

competitor | undercut |

As nouns the difference between competitor and undercut

is that competitor is a person or organization against whom one is competing while undercut is a cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.

As a verb undercut is

to sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.

competitor

English

Alternative forms

* competitour (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person or organization against whom one is competing.
  • A participant in a competition, especially in athletics.
  • Synonyms

    * (person against whom one is competing) adversary (loosely''), opponent (''loosely ) * (participant in a competition) contestant

    Anagrams

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    undercut

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
  • The notch cut in a tree to direct its fall when being felled.
  • The underside of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.
  • A hairstyle that is shaved or clipped short on the sides and kept long on the top.
  • Verb

  • To sell (something) at a lower price, or to work for lower wages, than a competitor.
  • To create an overhang by cutting away material from underneath.
  • To undermine.
  • * July 18 2012 , Scott Tobias, AV Club The Dark Knight Rises [http://www.avclub.com/articles/the-dark-knight-rises-review-batman,82624/]
  • Though Bane’s sing-song voice gives his pronouncements a funny lilt, he doesn’t have any of the Joker’s deranged wit, and Nolan isn’t interested in undercutting his seriousness for the sake of a breezier entertainment.
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