单词 | cost cutter |
释义 | > as lemmascost cutter cost cutter n. a person who or thing which reduces costs, esp. of business expenditures. ΚΠ 1905 Mod. Machinery July 31/2 Gang drills. Ours are the simplest, the most powerful and the greatest cost cutters. 1953 R. Dahl Politics Econ. Welfare xvi. 462 Those from managerial roles in enterprises may occasionally continue to be cost cutters when they transfer to agencies where the customary managers are less concerned with costs. 2005 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 5 June iii. 8/1 A volatile cost-cutter who prided himself on his nickname, ‘Chainsaw Al’. < as lemmas |
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