noun
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the act or an instance of cutting the hair
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the style in which hair has been cut
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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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Origin of haircut
Explanation
A haircut is what a barber does when he trims your hair with scissors. You might decide it's time for a haircut when your bangs are hanging in your eyes. Some people go to fancy salons for a haircut, while others visit a barber or trust a friend to give them a haircut. You can call the resulting style — the layered sides or shaved neck — a haircut too. If your haircut is striking or unusual, like a spiky purple Mohawk, you'll probably get lots of comments and admiring glances. The haircut is believed to date from A.U.C. 454, in ancient Rome.
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Before the Supreme Court’s decision, selling refund rights often meant taking a massive haircut.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
I’m wearing wide-legged pants, Doc Martens, platform, new haircut, facial.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
When he was imprisoned in 2020, he was concerned that he might be forced to get a haircut.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2026
Other inmates would ask the young barber for a haircut before their family members visited, Chapati said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
He needed a haircut, so his hair kind of fell toward his forehead a little.
From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson
They also divide money into different pots, including savings and smaller funds for predictable spending like haircuts.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Many frequented aid distribution sites, some got free haircuts from a charity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Barbershop seats were taken by soldiers getting haircuts and beard trims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
After those haircuts, their tax savings this year would be $5,600.
From Barron's ● May 9, 2026
“Miss Lumley, will the boys be having haircuts soon? Their appearance is positively poetic!”
From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood
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