economize; retrench; cut down on expenses
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to economize; to retrench; to cut down on expenses
formalA formal term primarily used in financial, administrative, or written contexts to describe reducing expenditures or practicing austerity.
Miàn面
duì对
jīng经
jì济
xià下
huá滑
，
gōng公
sī司
jué决
dìng定
zǔn撙
jié节
kāi开
zhī支
，
zàn暂
huǎn缓
kuò扩
zhāng张
jì计
huà划
。
Facing an economic downturn, the company decided to retrench and cut down on expenses, postponing expansion plans.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
tí提
chàng倡
zǔn撙
jié节
，
fǎn反
duì对
pū铺
zhāng张
làng浪
fèi费
。
The government advocates economizing and opposes extravagance and waste.
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Wèi为
le了
zǎo早
rì日
huán还
qīng清
dài贷
kuǎn款
，
tā他
men们
bù不
dé得
bù不
zǔn撙
jié节
dù度
rì日
。
In order to pay off the loan early, they had no choice but to live frugally.