cut into

phrasal verb

cut into; cutting to; cuts into

: to reduce the amount of (something)

Although it would cut into profits, we were forced to lower our prices.

The extra time I was spending at work was cutting into my time with my family.

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Cartel leaders have realized a proactive U.S. presence on the border could cut into their drug and human smuggling profits, the memo showed, according to the Post. —

Louis Casiano, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025 But the couple wanted to spend as little time in a rental as possible because paying both monthly rent and a mortgage would cut into their renovation budget. —

Celia Fernandez, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2025 The star's previously long brunette locks appear to have been cut into a soft, shoulder-grazing bob with plenty of volume. —

Catherine Santino, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025 The Water and Sewer Department plans to cut into the street Sunday night in an effort to find the source of the leak. —

Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cut into