cut costs

idiom

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

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In the face of all of these blows to TV and film revenue outlets, the industry has looked to cut costs. Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 Chevron, Colorado’s largest oil and gas producer, plans to lay off about 125 employees in its Denver office starting July 1 as part of an effort to cut costs companywide. Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 6 May 2025 The latter’s priorities, in particular, involve expanding executive power in ways that are frequently at odds with an instinct to cut costs. Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 2 May 2025 In 1961, in an effort to cut costs and revive interest, the event was moved into the museum itself. Elizabeth Castaldo Lundén, The Conversation, 1 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.

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