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cutting red tape

cutting red tape is the present participle and gerund 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 cutting red tape

What is cutting red tape the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting red tape is the present participle and gerund of cut red tape.

Words near cutting red tape in the dictionary

  1. cutting one's own throat
  2. cutting one's stick
  3. cutting one's teeth
  4. cutting out
  5. cutting out the middleman
  6. cutting red tape
  7. cutting room
  8. cutting rooms
  9. cutting round
  10. cutting short
  11. cutting slingload

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