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

: marked by sharp piercing cold

: inclined or likely to wound the feelings of others especially because of a ruthless incisiveness