cost cutting

noun

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

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Still, to reach such a mass-market price, Apple did a substantial amount of cost cutting. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 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 That turns mere cost cutting into institutional transformation. Matthew G. Andersson, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The loudest warnings still come from people building and selling the technology, whose predictions often double as hype-mongering or cover for unrelated cost cutting with investor-friendly language. Catherine Thorbecke, Boston Herald, 5 June 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 7 Jul. 2026.

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