haircut

[ hair-kuht ]
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noun
  1. an act or instance of cutting the hair.

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

Origin of haircut

1
First recorded in 1895–1900; hair + cut

Other words from haircut

  • haircutter, noun
  • haircutting, noun, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for haircut

haircut

/ (ˈhɛəˌkʌt) /


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

  2. the style in which hair has been cut

  1. stock exchange slang 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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