同義詞
1. (of an organization or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty
- economize
- , cut back
- , make cutbacks
- , make savings
- , make economies
- , reduce expenditure
- , be economical
- , be sparing
- , be frugal
- , budget
- , tighten one's belt
- , husband one's resources
- , draw in one's horns
- , save
- , scrimp and save
- , cut corners
2. reduce (something) in extent or quantity
- reduce
- , cut
- , cut back
- , cut down
- , cut back on
- , pare
- , pare down
- , slim down
- , bring down
- , make reductions in
- , make cutbacks in
- , trim
- , prune
- , whittle away/down
- , salami-slice
- , take off
- , decrease
- , lower
- , lessen
- , shorten
- , curtail
- , truncate
- , shrink
- , diminish
- , minimize
- , slash
- , axe
