cost cutting

noun

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

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That turns mere cost cutting into institutional transformation. Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The cost cutting is one of the first major moves since D’Amaro became chief executive last month. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Octavio Jones | Reuters Disney is planning to begin its next phase of cost cutting, which will include as many as 1,000 layoffs, according to a person familiar with the matter. Lillian Rizzo,julia Boorstin, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026 Still, to reach such a mass-market price, Apple did a substantial amount of cost cutting. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026 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 16 May. 2026.

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