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variable expenses

The expenses bulk up to a large amount.

to curtail expenditures―retrench expenses―cut down expenses

to reduce expenses

cut down on expenses

to reduce the expenditures―retrench the expenses―curtail the expenses―cut down expenses

to retrench the expenditure―curtail the expenses―cut down the expenses

to overly economize on expenses

to reduce the expenditure by half―halve the expenditure

this month's expenditures

the expenditure necessary to operate a business

excess of cost over budget

municipal expenditure