Cost-saving

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Relating to a reduction in expenditure. attributive, not-comparable

    "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."

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"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."

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