cost cutting

:  the amount or equivalent paid or charged for something :  price

:  the outlay or expenditure (as of effort or sacrifice) made to achieve an object

:  loss or penalty incurred especially in gaining something

:  to require expenditure or payment

:  to require effort, suffering, or loss

:  to have a price of

:  something cut or cut off or out: such as

:  a plant section originating from stem, leaf, or root and capable of developing into a new plant

:  harvest

:  given to or designed for cutting

:  sharp, edged

:  marked by sharp piercing cold