cut costs

idiom

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

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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 The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organization (AFL-CIO) has long contended that some employers exploit H-1B visas to cut costs. Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 The closures are part of its restructuring plan to cut costs and boost profitability. Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Fake windows can cut costs, but will travellers actually want them? Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 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 19 Oct. 2025.

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