- to prune away costs
- снижать расходы
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics. 2014.
prune — 1. n. 1 a dried plum. 2 colloq. a silly or disliked person. Etymology: ME f. OF ult. f. L prunum f. Gk prou(m)non plum 2. v.tr. 1 a (often foll. by down) trim (a tree etc.) by cutting away dead or overgrown branches etc. b (usu. foll. by off,… … Useful english dictionary
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