cut costs

idiom

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

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These tools can cut costs and reduce fraud while enhancing the customer experience and building trust. Brett Beveridge, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025 But there’s a case to be made that its go-to-market momentum, combined with its ability to cut costs, is the plane’s most important climate-friendly feature. Calif. senior Correspondent, Time, 12 June 2025 Budget clinics may cut costs by limiting the surgeon’s involvement, relying on assistants for most of the procedure. Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 June 2025 With streamers under pressure to cut costs, the indie model seemed like a win-win-win: cheaper content for streamers, creative freedom and ownership for creators, and more dynamic shows for viewers. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 10 June 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 16 Jun. 2025.

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