slashing
v.v. to reduce something by a large amount very quickly. You often hear this when prices or budgets are cut suddenly.
v. to reduce prices, costs, or quantities drastically and rapidly. Often used in financial or commercial contexts to describe aggressive cost-cutting measures.
The store is slashing prices for the summer sale.
The airline decided to start slashing ticket prices to attract more travelers during the off-season.
Faced with a significant budget deficit, the administration began slashing funding for public infrastructure projects, sparking a heated debate among local representatives.
The verb is transitive and requires a direct object, such as 'prices', 'costs', or 'budgets'.
The prices were slashing.The store was slashing prices.Slashing is a transitive verb; it needs an agent doing the cutting and an object being cut.