cut costs

idiom

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

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The program has been grossly abused by big consulting firms and used by tech companies and others to simply cut costs, rather than bring in top talent. Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2025 The technique could enable self-assembling structures that not only drastically reduce labor but also significantly cut costs. Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025 That, at least theoretically, is what agentic AI could do to cut costs on fashion. Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025 Finkam plans to create a new nonprofit organization, called Experience Carmel, in an effort to cut costs in the 2026 city budget. Jake Allen, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cut costs

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“Cut costs.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20costs. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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