also ax American
a tool with a (long) handle and a metal blade for cutting down trees and cutting wood etc into pieces: He used an axe/ax to chop up the firewood.
az: balta
ru: топор
♦ verb
1 to get rid of; to dismiss: They’ve axed 50% of their staff.
az: ixtisar etmək, işdən qovmaq
ru: увольнять
2 to reduce (costs, services etc): Government spending on education has been axed.
az: azaltmaq (xərcləri), ixtisar etmək
ru: сокращать
See also:
English-Azerbaijani dictionary