cost-cut

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawst, kost kuht]
- /kɔst, kɒst kʌt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kawst, kost kuht]
- /kɔst, kɒst kʌt/

Definition of cost-cut word

verb with object cost-cut to reduce the cost of: to cost-cut expenditures. 1

Just one definition for cost-cut

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Origin of cost-cut

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Cost-cut

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cost-cut

cost-cut popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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