cut costs

idiom

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

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Gutierrez Vo worries that AI is simply being used to cut costs and increase profits, forcing already-dwindling staff to work even harder. Andrew R. Chow, Time, 13 Feb. 2026 But some employees and their labor unions say this is the wrong place for the district to try to cut costs. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 The group’s polling has found more than half of seniors — almost 58% — have skipped at least one health care product or service in the past 12 months to cut costs. Lorie Konish, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026 The property sits empty and in Denver hands even as the city looks for ways to cut costs, from laying off 169 people last August to cutting cable at the city’s recreation centers. Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 10 Feb. 2026 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 15 Feb. 2026.

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