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cost-saving

cost-saving adjective: relating to a reduction in expenditure.

Adjective

cost-saving (not comparable)

  1. (attributive) Relating to a reduction in expenditure.
    • Wales: Bangor: The recently restored station has had its two notable chimney stacks reinstated thanks to financial support from the Railway Heritage Trust. They had been removed in the 1980s as a cost-saving exercise.2019 November 20, “Regional News”, in Rail, page 29

Forms of cost-saving

alternative formcost saving

Questions about cost-saving

What does cost-saving mean?
Cost-saving means relating to a reduction in expenditure.
What part of speech is cost-saving?
Cost-saving is an adjective.

Words near cost-saving in the dictionary

  1. cost-effectiveness
  2. cost-efficient
  3. cost-free
  4. cost-prohibitive
  5. cost-push inflation
  6. cost-saving
  7. cost-wise
  8. costa
  9. Costa Blanca
  10. Costa Brava
  11. Costa Daurada

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