1. the act of selling at lower prices than competitors or weakening someone’s position

1. selling goods or services at a lower price than competitors
Usage: business
2. weakening or undermining someone’s position or authority
3. cutting away material from underneath something
Usage: technical

Examples

• The new store is undercutting all local competitors by twenty percent.
• His constant criticism was undercutting her authority as team leader.
• The river is undercutting the bank and causing erosion.
• Undercutting prices might win customers but hurt profits.
• The scandal resulted in serious undercutting of public trust.
• Workers were undercutting the foundation to install new pipes.
• Her undercutting of company policies created confusion among staff.