cut costs

idiom

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

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Domino’s Pizza Enterprises—controlled by fast food billionaire Jack Cowin—will shut 205 money-losing stores, most of which in Japan, to cut costs and boost earnings. Ian Sayson, Forbes, 7 Feb. 2025 President Trump has moved to swiftly gut critical agencies in order to reshape the federal workforce and cut costs from foundational portions of the federal government. Ivana Saric, Axios, 6 Feb. 2025 At the same time, Paramount has been under extreme pressure to cut costs. Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 So the company decided to try and cut costs by ditching them entirely. Todd Haselton, The Verge, 22 Jan. 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 21 Feb. 2025.

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