axe
verb/æks/
/æks/
(British English) (US English ax)
[often passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they axe | /æks/ /æks/ |
| he / she / it axes | /ˈæksɪz/ /ˈæksɪz/ |
| past simple axed | /ækst/ /ækst/ |
| past participle axed | /ækst/ /ækst/ |
| -ing form axing | /ˈæksɪŋ/ /ˈæksɪŋ/ |
- (informal) (often used in newspapers) to get rid of a service, system, etc. or to reduce the money spent on it by a large amount
- be axed Other less profitable services are to be axed later this year.
Extra Examples- The series was axed after only six episodes.
- 300 jobs are to be axed at a local chemical works.
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- (informal) (often used in newspapers) to remove somebody from their job
- be axed from something Jones has been axed from the team.
- be axed 2 500 employees were axed as part of a rationalization program.
- axe somebody to kill somebody with an axe
Word OriginOld English æx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch aaks and German Axt.
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