haircut

American  

[hair-kuht] / ˈhɛərˌkʌt /

noun

1. an act or instance of cutting cut the hair.

2. the style in which the hair is cut and worn, especially men's hair.

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haircut British  

/ ˈhɛəˌkʌt /

noun

1. the act or an instance of cutting the hair

2. the style in which hair has been cut

3. slang stock exchange a percentage of the value of an asset deducted to account for a possible fall in its value before it can be liquidated

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Other Word Forms

• haircutter noun
• haircutting noun

Etymology

Origin of haircut

First recorded in 1895–1900; hair + cut

Example Sentences

That would be a 14% haircut from current prices.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Someone got a haircut as cars whizzed past.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

Eager to make himself something more than an awkward kid with sweaty palms and a bowl haircut who couldn’t read, Newsom mimicked Remington Steele, the suave character on the popular 1980s detective show.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

With her bleach-blond punk haircut, puckish grin and bright elfin eyes, she could have come to the company’s heavily guarded San Francisco headquarters straight from a Berlin rave, via an old forest road in Middle-earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

The hair short and bristly from the morning haircut, the head this moment vulnerable, helpless, and loathed.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

Related Words

• crew cut
• hairdo
• hairstyle