cost cutting

noun

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

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Aggressive cost cutting could reduce aggregate demand, as businesses and workers tied to that spending lose income, lowering GDP. Michael Khouw, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2025 The spa and gym are not the highlight of this ship, and seem to reflect cost cutting. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025 Because no matter what the economy is doing, products like locks are essential—not the kind of things that fall victim to cost cutting. Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 And unlike the federal government, most states have some kind of balanced budget requirement, and Republican officials regularly push for cost cutting given their preference for smaller government. Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 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 9 May. 2025.

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