cost cutting

noun

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

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But that could mean difficult conversations in the boardroom later this year about potential layoffs and other cost cutting. David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 The result has been cost cutting and consolidation across the network news divisions in recent years, with teams merged together and some talent cut loose. Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 June 2025 Similar to the House, in the Senate, there are Republicans who think there's not enough cost cutting, while others argue some provisions are too draconian. Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 June 2025 Optimization must be ongoing Perhaps the biggest difference between traditional, reactive cost cutting and cost optimization is that the latter should be performed continuously rather than in response to economic and marketplace swings. Jim Deloach, Forbes.com, 2 June 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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