cut costs

idiom

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

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Trott promised to cut costs and unlock up to $10 billion from its asset base by making the company focus on three core product groups — iron ore, aluminium and lithium and copper. Domi Suskova & Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026 From its beginnings in 1979, Cerner’s founders promised the electronic management of health records would cut costs and bring better care. Suzanne King, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2026 Under pressure from mounting debts and poor credit ratings, Bahrain’s government is trying to get its fiscal house in order, announcing wide-ranging measures to cut costs and raise taxes. Dominic Dudley, semafor.com, 5 Jan. 2026 After the ailing French luxury group reported a 10 percent drop in third-quarter revenues last October, de Meo pledged to double down on efforts to cut costs and curb debt, with plans to ramp up store closures, refinance real estate and dispose of noncore assets. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 16 Dec. 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 22 Jan. 2026.

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