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コスト削減 (kosutosakugen) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

コスト削さく減げん

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Meanings

1

cost reduction; cost cutting

Business and everyday term for reducing expenses or cutting costs.

会かい社しゃはコスト削さく減げんのために残ざん業ぎょうを

減へ

らし

た

。

The company reduced overtime to cut costs.

コスト削さく減げんのアイデアを募ぼ集しゅうしています。

We are soliciting ideas for cost reduction.

Kanji

削plane, sharpen, whittle
減dwindle, decrease, reduce

Related words

経けい費ひ削さく減げん
経費削減 focuses on cutting operational expenses, while コスト削減 is a broader term covering all types of cost reduction.

Built from

コスト+削さく減げん

Etymology

Compound of English loanword コスト (cost) and 削減 (reduction, cut).