cost-cutting
UK/'kɔst'kʌtiŋ/US
Definitions
n.
The act of reducing spending or expenses.
削减成本；节省开支。
adj.
Aimed at reducing costs.
削减成本的。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishcostroot
+
cuttingroot
=cost-cutting
cost (← con- + stāre) + cutting = 'cutting costs.'
Common Collocations
- 1.cost-cutting measures削减成本措施
- 2.cost-cutting drive降本行动
- 3.cost-cutting exercise成本削减计划
Example Sentences
- 1.
The layoffs were part of a wider cost-cutting drive.