swingeing cuts

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• swingeing — UK US /ˈswɪndʒɪŋ/ adjective UK FORMAL ► extreme and having a serious and unpleasant effect: »The government is expected to make swingeing cuts …   Financial and business terms

• swingeing — swinge|ing [ˈswındʒıŋ] adj BrE written [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: swinge to punish severely (16 19 centuries)] 1.) extremely severe and likely to cause people financial problems ▪ swingeing cuts in staff numbers ▪ swingeing price increases ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• swingeing — adjective BrE swingeing cuts very severe reductions in spending, especially by a government or organization; sweeping (1): swingeing cuts in public spending …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swingeing — [[t]swɪ̱nʤɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n A swingeing action, such as an attack or cut, is very great or severe. [BRIT, mainly JOURNALISM] ...the book mounted a swingeing attack on the materialist, growth oriented economics of the day... There have been… …   English dictionary

• swingeing — swinge|ing [ swındʒıŋ ] adjective BRITISH 1. ) large and likely to cause serious difficulty or harm: swingeing cuts in public services 2. ) criticizing someone or something very severely: swingeing attacks/comments …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• swingeing — UK [ˈswɪndʒɪŋ] / US adjective British 1) large and likely to cause serious difficulty or harm swingeing cuts in public services 2) criticizing someone or something very severely swingeing attacks/comments …   English dictionary

• swinge·ing — /ˈswınʤıŋ/ adj Brit 1 : very large and difficult to deal with Homeowners now face swingeing increases in their bills. swingeing fines/penalties/taxes swingeing cuts in pay 2 : very critical or severe …   Useful english dictionary

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• cut — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hole/opening made by cutting ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, neat ▪ little, small ▪ long ▪ straight …   Collocations dictionary

• cut — ▪ I. cut cut 1 [kʌt] noun [countable] 1. a planned reduction in the amount or level of something: cut in • The chairman took an $800,000 cut in pay last year because of poor profits. • the president s programme of budget cuts …   Financial and business terms