cut costs

idiom

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

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In Maryland, which faces one of its largest budget deficits in decades, the Democratic state Senate president said earlier this month that lawmakers will need to find other places to cut costs, Maryland Matters reported. Maya Goldman, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Having a single platform that can accommodate these types of power sources helps to cut costs and production time. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 Chains have long turned to technology to streamline operations and cut costs. Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 14 Jan. 2025 International travelers might also want to consider a stopover to cut costs. Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 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 11 Feb. 2025.

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