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1 | 99% | 11 | Exact Match! | |
2 | 36% | 15 | Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery' | |
3 | 26% | 15 | Noting down income and expenditure | |
Cutting Down Expenditure Crossword Clue
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We think the answer is "RETRENCHING" which means:
- verb
- • Tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
- • Make a reduction, as in one's workforce
An example sentence would be:
- • "The company is retrenching its workforce to cut costs."
- • "After facing financial losses, the business started retrenching its operations."
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