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axe
/ æ /
noun
- a hand tool with one side of its head forged and sharpened to a cutting edge, used for felling trees, splitting timber, etc See also hatchet
- an axe to grind
- an ulterior motive
- a grievance
- a pet subject
- the axe informal.
- dismissal, esp from employment; the sack (esp in the phrase get the axe )
- severe cutting down of expenditure, esp the removal of unprofitable sections of a public service
- slang.any musical instrument, esp a guitar or horn
verb
- to chop or trim with an axe
- informal.to dismiss (employees), restrict (expenditure or services), or terminate (a project)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of axe1
Example Sentences
As Trump has ramped up his program of deportations, taken an axe to due process and continually inveighed against his political enemies, the directive to root around for loopholes is cause for concern.
I think the Conservatives have backed away from climate change - they keep talking about 'axing the tax' and don't want to pay carbon tax.
The university is planning to axe up to 400 jobs, and has already cut 148 through a voluntary redundancy scheme.
Authorities say they plan to scrap criminal penalties in more than 100 legal provisions - on top of the 180 already axed in 2023.
Media reports say it has undertaken a second round of layoffs since November, with over 1,000 roles axed.
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