SPENDING CUT Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the phrase spending cut. (close relations)
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| austerity | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | ||||||
| curtailment | nounn | |||||
noun • the temporal property of being cut short • the act of withholding or withdrawing some book or writing from publication or circulation • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | ||||||
| decrease | verbv | |||||
noun • a change downward • a process of becoming smaller or shorter • the amount by which something decreases • the act of decreasing or reducing something verb • decrease in size, extent, or range • make become smaller | ||||||
| economy | nounn | |||||
noun • the system of production and distribution and consumption • the efficient use of resources • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources • an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||||||
| reduction | nounn | |||||
noun • the act of decreasing or reducing something • any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent • the act of reducing complexity | ||||||
| saving | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an act of economizing; reduction in cost • recovery or preservation from loss or danger • the activity of protecting something from loss or danger adjective satellite • bringing about salvation or redemption from sin • characterized by thriftiness | ||||||
| thrift | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous sun-loving low-growing evergreens of the genus Armeria having round heads of pink or white flowers • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily | ||||||