cut costs

idiom

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

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The company has cut costs amid inflation, pressure from online competition and lower margins on prescriptions. Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025 GameStop is planning to close more stores primarily because its core business is shrinking, and the company is under pressure to cut costs and streamline operations. Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025 But with the introduction of AI, managers saw a chance to cut costs and raise productivity. Iese Business School, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025 After being commissioned and scrapped by Disney+ (in an effort to cut costs), Nautilus was picked up by AMC in October 2023. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 11 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.

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