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ESLPod_0984_WE_1643 Competing in Business In this podcast, the phrase "to slash prices" means to reduce prices very quickly by a very large amount, or to lower the price of something dramatically: "This computer was really expensive two years ago, but now retailers are slashing prices to make room for the newer models." The verb "to slash" means to cut with a strong, quick movement: "The knife slashed through the air." The phrase "to slash (one's) wrists" means to cut one's wrists (the body part between the arm and the hand) to try to kill oneself: "Fortunately, they found Emma right after she slashed her wrists, so they were able to take her to the hospital in time." Finally, when talking about punctuation, a "slash" is a diagonal line (/): "Start the URL with http-colon-slash-slash, like this: 'http://'."

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ESLPod 984 to slash prices Business

Id	ESLPod_0984_WE_1643
Episode Id	ESLPod 984
Episode Title	Competing in Business
Phrase	to slash prices
Text	In this podcast, the phrase "to slash prices" means to reduce prices very quickly by a very large amount, or to lower the price of something dramatically: "This computer was really expensive two years ago, but now retailers are slashing prices to make room for the newer models." The verb "to slash" means to cut with a strong, quick movement: "The knife slashed through the air." The phrase "to slash (one's) wrists" means to cut one's wrists (the body part between the arm and the hand) to try to kill oneself: "Fortunately, they found Emma right after she slashed her wrists, so they were able to take her to the hospital in time." Finally, when talking about punctuation, a "slash" is a diagonal line (/): "Start the URL with http-colon-slash-slash, like this: 'http://'."
Topics	Business

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