"cost-saving" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cost-saving (not comparable)
  1. (attributive) Relating to a reduction in expenditure. Tags: attributive, not-comparable Synonyms: cost saving [noun]
    Sense id: en-cost-saving-en-adj-KRoga~V6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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