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lop(cut, reduce, restrain, halt)
4
lower(decline, reduce, restrain, moderate)
4
restrain(reduce, limit, restrict, curtail)
4
scale down(expression, phrasal verb, reduce, lower)
4
take away(phrasal verb, nonaddition subtraction)
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confine
3
conserve(keep, maintain, manage, store)
3
cut corners(expression, keep, maintain, manage)
3
husband(finance, economy, saving, frugality)
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keep(maintain, manage, hide, store)
3
restrict(restrain, limit)
3
roll back(expression, keep, reduce, maintain)
3
take from(phrasal verb, taking, nonaddition subtraction)
2
contract(cut, decline, reduce, restrain)
2
depreciate(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
2
downsize(reduce, restrain, halt, limit)
2
drain(decline, reduce, moderate, lower)
2
hold(keep, maintain, manage, hide)
2
jeff(diminish, abate, dent, deplete)
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lay by(phrasal verb, finance, economy, saving)
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