final cut

American  

noun

Movies.

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

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final cut

The Netflix spokesperson said Netflix retained final cut and creative approval of the series.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026

So I’m always on, and something that comes up in that take might make it into the final cut because there’s three cameras going at all times.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026

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

But he confesses he has no idea whether the back viewers saw on-screen in the final cut belonged to him.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2026

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