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verb • tighten one's belt; use resources carefully • make a reduction, as in one's workforce | ||||||||
| 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' | ||||||
noun • fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist | ||||||||
| 26% | 15 | Noting down income and expenditure | ||||||
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Cutting Down Expenditure Crossword Clue
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RETRENCHING which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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RETRENCHING
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
| Clue | Source | |
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1 | 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' | |
2 | Cutting back, cutting total level
The Guardian Everyman -
09 Jul 2017 | The Guardian Everyman / 09 Jul 2017 |
3 | Expenditure one invested in unfashionable medals
The Guardian Cryptic -
20 Apr 2001 | The Guardian Cryptic / 20 Apr 2001 |
4 | Expenditure on song that's no longer popular
The Guardian Cryptic -
11 Jun 2002 | The Guardian Cryptic / 11 Jun 2002 |
5 | Expend or expenditure
New York Times -
27 Jul 1978 | New York Times / 27 Jul 1978 |
6 | Income less expenditure over a period of time
The Guardian Quick -
21 Feb 2023 | The Guardian Quick / 21 Feb 2023 |
7 | Noting down income and expenditure |
