cut costs

idiom

: to spend less money
The company has tried to cut costs in several areas.

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Nestlé announces layoffs Nestlé CEO Philipp Navratil announced in a LinkedIn post on Thursday that the company is laying off more than 16,000 employees—mostly white-collar positions—to cut costs. Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025 The university can cut costs for content-neutral reasons, such as a widespread budget cut, Hiestand said. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 Using 5% more ethanol per gallon would cut costs to fossil fuel companies. Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 For a company like Tesla, dumping the AM/FM radio to cut costs does not exactly scream innovation. Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut costs

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