cut costs

idiom

: to spend less money
The company has tried to cut costs in several areas.

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What is the best thermostat setting to cut costs during winter? Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2025 Department of Government Efficiency representatives went to the Pentagon Friday for meetings with defense officials, marking the start of another project to cut costs in the federal government. Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2025 His lieutenants have swept through at least half a dozen government agencies in a wide-ranging push to cut costs, The New York Times reported. Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025 As part of the White House’s mandate to cut costs, the federal government has taken aim at the Office of Personnel Management and the General Services Administration, where staffers, many of who have been in their roles for decades, are now at risk of being cut. Liam Reilly, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut costs

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“Cut costs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20costs. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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