final cut

American  

noun

Movies.

1. the final edited version of a film, approved by the director and producer.

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Example Sentences

The Bank of Mexico lowered its benchmark interest rate to 6.5%, stating this is the final cut of the current easing cycle.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

However, an award-winning Ayrshire butcher's shop is now ready for the final cut, after its current owner decided to retire.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

David Mericle, chief U.S. economist at Goldman Sachs, sees a rate cut in June followed by a final cut to the cycle in September, bringing rates down to a range of 3.25% to 3.5%.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 25, 2026

“Alejandro accompanied us from the script stage to the character design up to the final cut of the film,” explains Garcia de Letona.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

In another one from March 1975, she says: They edited most of my lines out of the final cut.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day