cut expenditure; reduce spending
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to cut costs; to reduce spending; to economize on expenditure
Often used in the context of government, corporate, or household financial management.
Gōng公
sī司
jīn今
nián年
yào要
kāi开
yuán源
jié节
zhī支
，
tí提
gāo高
xiào效
yì益
。
The company needs to increase revenue and cut spending this year to improve profitability.
Wèi为
le了
píng平
héng衡
yù预
suàn算
，
zhèng政
fǔ府
jué决
dìng定
dà大
lì力
jié节
zhī支
。
In order to balance the budget, the government decided to drastically cut expenditure.
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Zēng增
shōu收
jié节
zhī支
shì是
jiā家
tíng庭
lǐ理
cái财
de的
zhòng重
yào要
yuán原
zé则
。
Increasing income and reducing spending is an important principle of family finance.