cut costs

idiom

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

Examples of cut costs in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The company’s current management team, a troika that consists of CBS chief George Cheeks, cable-programming chief Chris McCarthy and Paramount and kids-content chief Brian Robbins, had already articulated a need to cut costs at a time when the company’s business has seemed more fraught. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 8 July 2024 To cut costs and increase worker safety, NYCT could suspend round-the-clock service, and provide supplementary night buses for commuters needing to travel overnight and in the early morning. Diane Di Stasio, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024 The 2022 act also sought to cut costs for the Postal Service by requiring most new retirees from the Postal Service to enroll in Medicare Part B when eligible to keep their retiree health coverage, starting in 2025. Kelly Yamanouchi The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (tns), arkansasonline.com, 20 June 2024 The partnership could bode well for Rivian, which has been struggling for months to cut costs. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 25 June 2024 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 27 Jul. 2024.

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