Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cost-saving

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.50 in modern English

Syllables: cost-sav-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a reduction in expenditure.

Example Sentences

"Wales: Bangor: The recently restored station has had its two notable chimney stacks reinstated thanks to financial support from the Railway Heritage Trust. They had been removed in the 1980s as a cost-saving exercise."

Inflected Forms

cost saving (alternative)

Questions

What does cost-saving mean?: Relating to a reduction in expenditure.

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