cost cutting

noun

: reduction in spending
The company needs to do some cost cutting.

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Look at the general conversation around cost cutting. Nolan Finley, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2025 Employers are looking to freelancers for a variety of reasons, and not just for cost cutting, though that is also a major consideration. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Drastic cost cutting measures have already touched a wide range of agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education. Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 To adjust to a potential new reality of operating their wireless networks at closer to utility-like or commodity-like terms, many telecom companies may face a future of restructuring and cost cutting. IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cost cutting

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“Cost cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20cutting. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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