Overcut

adj, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or result of excessive cutting. uncountable, usually

    "It is better to make a sale a little under this limit, to allow for a possible excess cutting. Where through poor estimating there is an overcut, the excess should be charged to the original sale in Class B as in Class C sales."

  2. 2
    An opening resulting from such cutting; an extreme incision or wound. uncountable, usually
  3. 3
    A pit stop strategy in which a driver seeks to gain an advantage over someone else by pitting after them and running in clean air to make up time. uncountable, usually
Verb
  1. 1
    To cut excessively. transitive
  2. 2
    To employ the overcut strategy.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively cut. adjective, error-misspelling, participle

Example

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"It is better to make a sale a little under this limit, to allow for a possible excess cutting. Where through poor estimating there is an overcut, the excess should be charged to the original sale in Class B as in Class C sales."

Etymology

From over- + cut.

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