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cuts red tape

cuts red tape is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut red tape.

Meaning of cut red tape

Verb

cut red tape (third-person singular simple present cuts red tape, present participle cutting red tape, simple past and past participle cut red tape)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To reduce bureaucracy.
    • This insurance company is an expert at cutting red tape to process your claim faster.

Questions about cuts red tape

What is cuts red tape the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Cuts red tape is the third-person singular simple present indicative of cut red tape.

Words near cuts red tape in the dictionary

  1. cuts one's own throat
  2. cuts one's stick
  3. cuts one's teeth
  4. cuts out
  5. cuts out the middleman
  6. cuts red tape
  7. cuts round
  8. cuts short
  9. cuts slingload
  10. cuts some shapes
  11. cuts someone cold

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