Another word for “reduced costs”?

“Cut”, “saved” or “renegotiated”, with the amount and how often the saving recurs.

How do I show a saving without exact figures?

Use what you know: hours a week, steps removed, a percentage estimate marked “about”.

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Another word for “reduced” on a resume: 24 synonyms

“Reduced” is a good word for savings. Use more precise verbs to avoid repeating it in every line. The words below are grouped by what you did; each group has an example line with a number, the way a recruiter wants to read it.

Words to use instead of “reduced”, by what you did

Cut cost

cutsavedloweredtrimmedslashedrenegotiated

ExampleRenegotiated 5 vendor contracts and saved $120K a year

Cut time

shortenedacceleratedsped upcompressedstreamlinedexpedited

ExampleShortened the release cycle from 4 weeks to 1

Removed errors or risks

eliminatedminimisedpreventedmitigatedresolvedcontained

ExamplePrevented data loss by adding daily backups after a 2-hour outage

Simplified

simplifiedconsolidatedmergedautomatedstandardiseddecluttered

ExampleConsolidated 7 reporting tools into 1 and saved 10 hours a week

Turn your own line into a strong one

Start with the verb that names the action, add what you did it to, and end with a number: how many, how much, how fast. The resume bullet builder puts the three parts together for you, and the resume builder lays out the whole page. Both are free and need no account.

Questions about replacing “reduced”

Another word for “reduced costs”?: “Cut”, “saved” or “renegotiated”, with the amount and how often the saving recurs.
How do I show a saving without exact figures?: Use what you know: hours a week, steps removed, a percentage estimate marked “about”.

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