to cut down expenses
31cut — [c]/kʌt / (say kut) verb (cut, cutting) –verb (t) 1. to penetrate, with or as with a sharp edged instrument: he cut his finger. 2. to strike sharply, as with a whip. 3. to wound severely the feelings of. 4. to divide, with or as with a sharp… …
32expenses — /ɪk spensɪz/ plural noun money paid to cover the costs incurred by someone when doing something ● The salary offered is £10,000 plus expenses. ● He has a high salary and all his travel expenses are paid by the company. ♦ all expenses paid with… …
33expenses — /ɪk spensɪz/ plural noun money paid to cover the costs incurred by someone when doing something ● The salary offered is £10,000 plus expenses. ♦ all expenses paid with all costs paid by the company ● The company sent him to San Francisco all… …
34down — I [[t]da͟ʊn[/t]] PREPOSITION AND ADVERB USES ♦ (Down is often used with verbs of movement, such as fall and pull , and also in phrasal verbs such as bring down and calm down .) 1) PREP To go down something such as a slope or a pipe means to go… …
35slow down — Synonyms and related words: abate, allay, alleviate, arrest, assuage, attemper, backpedal, backwater, bank the fire, block, blunt, bog down, boycott, brake, bridle, chasten, check, clip the wings, confine, constrain, contain, control, cool, cool… …
36pare down one's expenses — reduce expenses, cut back expenditures …
37Cutting — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …
38undercut — Cut Cut (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten, curtail, dock, cutach …
39Pet Peeve (1954 film) — Infobox Hollywood cartoon cartoon name = Pet Peeve series = Tom and Jerry caption = The title card of Pet Peeve director = William Hanna Joseph Barbera story artist = William Hanna Joseph Barbera animator = Ed Barge Irven Spence Kenneth Muse… …
40corner — [kôr′nər] n. [ME < OFr corniere < ML cornerium < L cornu, projecting point, HORN] 1. the point or place where lines or surfaces join and form an angle 2. the area or space within the angle formed at the joining of lines or surfaces [the… …
