cost cutting

noun

: reduction in spending

The company needs to do some cost cutting.

Examples of cost cutting in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ironically, those may be the jobs that purely focus on cost cutting are the most vulnerable to automation. — Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026

But Bain’s core argument is that the opportunity is not primarily about cost cutting. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

The diversity of the PC ecosystem and the willingness for some companies to severely sacrifice build quality in the name of cost cutting, have damaged the PC’s perception. — Marco Chiappetta, Forbes.com, 23 June 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

Rhymes for cost cutting

• abutting
• crosscutting
• inputting
• rebutting
• butting
• gutting
• jutting
• putting
• rutting
• shutting
• smiting
• strutting