Meanings
adjectivecost-saving (not comparable)
alternative cost saving
- attributivenot comparableRelating to a reduction in expenditure.
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.
2019 November 20, “Regional News”, in Rail, page 29
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