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competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others: a cut-throat business / market / world. Scrapping of price fixing legislation led to a cut-throat battle for supermarket customers. Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.
adjective. mainly UK uk / ˈkʌt.θrəʊt / us / ˈkʌt.θroʊt / Add to word list. not involving considering or worrying about any harm caused to others: cutthroat world the cutthroat world of journalism. cutthroat business The advertising world can be a very cutthroat business. Synonym. fierce. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. cut· throat ˈkət-ˌthrōt. Synonyms of cutthroat. 1. : killer, murderer. 2. : a cruel unprincipled person. cutthroat. 2 of 2. adjective. 1. : murderous, cruel. 2. : marked by unprincipled practices : ruthless. cutthroat competition. 3.
competing in a strong and unfair way, without considering any harm caused to others: a cut-throat business / market / world. Scrapping of price fixing legislation led to a cut-throat battle for supermarket customers. Many firms have fallen victim to cut-throat competition.
If you describe a situation as cut-throat, you mean that the people or companies involved all want success and do not care if they harm each other in getting it.
Definition of cut-throat adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. A murderer, especially one who cuts throats. 2. An unprincipled, ruthless person. 3. A cutthroat trout. adj. 1. Cruel; murderous. 2. Relentless or merciless in competition: a cutthroat business. 3. Sports & Games Being a form of a game in which each of three or more players acts and scores individually: cutthroat handball; cutthroat bridge.
cut-throat. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ˈcut-throat, cutthroat /ˈkʌtθrəʊt $ -θroʊt/ adjective [usually before noun] a cut-throat activity or business involves people competing with each other in an unpleasant way Cut-throat competition is keeping prices low. the cut-throat world of advertising Examples from the ...
n. 1. a person who cuts throats; murderer. 2. (Hairdressing & Grooming) Also called: cut-throat razor Brit a razor with a long blade that usually folds into the handle. US name: straight razor. adj. 3. bloodthirsty or murderous; cruel. 4. fierce or relentless in competition: cut-throat prices. 5.
Cut-throat definition: a person who cuts the throat of another; a murderer.. See examples of CUT-THROAT used in a sentence.
