cost cutting

noun

: reduction in spending
The company needs to do some cost cutting.

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Power and independence Musk’s controversial approach to cost cutting has set him apart. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025 Thompson had been head coach at Alemany for 18 years until losing his job in a cost cutting measure in 2019. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2025 This move confirms what many have been saying behind the scenes, that MLP is having money/organizational issues and this is a cost cutting move ahead of the uncertainty of 2024. Todd Boss, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024 Despite layoffs and cost cutting, officials said that TSU could once again run out of money by May. Adam Tamburin, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cost cutting 

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“Cost cutting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost%20cutting. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.

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