Haircut

/ˈhɛrkʌt/ noun

Definition

The cutting and styling of hair, or the result of such cutting; in finance, a reduction in value or amount.

Etymology

Compound word from 'hair' and 'cut,' straightforward in origin. The financial meaning emerged in the 20th century as metaphorical usage.

Kelly Says

The financial term 'haircut' cleverly uses the grooming metaphor—just as hair is trimmed shorter, asset values are 'trimmed' or reduced.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጥምረ ጸጉረ
ṭəmre t͡səɡure
ARالعربية
قصة شعر
qiṣat shaʿr
BNবাংলা
চুল কাটা
chul kaṭā
CACatalà
tall de cabell
/tal də kəˈbeʎ/
CSČeština
stříhání
/str̩iːhaɲiː/
DADansk
hårlæg
/hoːrlæɡ/
DEDeutsch
Haarschnitt
/haːɐ̯ʃnɪt/
ELΕλληνικά
κούρεμα
koúrema
ESEspañol
corte de pelo
kohr-teh deh peh-loh
FAفارسی
آرایش مو
ārāyeš-e mow
FISuomi
hiustenleikkaus
/hiu.sten.leik.kau.s/
FRFrançais
coupe de cheveux
/kup də ʃəvø/
GUGU
વાળ કાપવું
vāḷ kāpvuṁ
HAHA
yin wa
/jin wa/
HEעברית
תספורת
tesafot
HIहिन्दी
बाल कटवाना
bāl kaṭvānā
HUMagyar
hajvágás
/hɒjvaːɡaːʃ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
potongan rambut
/po.toŋ.an ram.but/
IGIG
igbụ igbụ
/iɡ.bu iɡ.bu/
ITItaliano
taglio di capelli
/ˈtaʎʎo di kaˈpɛlli/
KKKK
шаштау
şaştau
KMKM
កាត់សក់
kat sak
MRMR
केस कापणे
kes kāpaṇe
MSBahasa Melayu
potongan rambut
/po.toŋ.an ram.but/
MYမြန်မာ
ဆံပင်တိုက်
hsam paŋ tite
NLNederlands
kapsel
/kɑpsəl/
NONorsk
hårklipp
/hoːrklip/
PAPA
ਵਾਲ ਕੱਟਣਾ
vāl kaṭṇā
PLPolski
strzyżenie
/ˈstʂɨʐɛɲɛ/
PTPortuguês
corte de cabelo
kohr-teh deh kah-beh-loh
RORomână
tunsoriu
/tun.so.ri.u/
RUРусский
стрижка
strizhka
SVSvenska
hårklippning
/hoːrklip.niŋ/
SWKiswahili
nywele
/ɲwele/
TAதமிழ்
முடி அறுத்தல்
muṭi aṟuttal
TEతెలుగు
జుట్టు కోసివేయు
juṭṭu kōsivēyu
THไทย
ตัดผม
tat pom
TLTL
gupit ng buhok
/ɡu.pit naŋ bu.hok/
TRTürkçe
saç kesimi
/sɑt͡ʃ keˈsimi/
UKУкраїнська
стрижка
strizhka
URاردو
بال کٹوانا
bāl kaṭvānā
VITiếng Việt
cắt tóc
/kat tɔk/
YOYO
ìkọ̀sẹ̀
/i.kɔ̀.sɛ̀/
ZUZU
ukugcina
/u.ku.ɡɪ.na/

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