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切りつめる is an exact match with one form of the following word:
切詰める
BOOST
Reading : きりつめる   
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to shorten; to cut short; to trim
2. to cut down on; to reduce; to economize; to economise
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 11 (among the 150,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 25,028 which gives a rank of 115,768
切詰める is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 186,000 (about 364,000 results)
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Example sentences:
わたしたち
私達
せいかつひ
生活費
めざる
ない

We cannot avoid cutting down our living expenses.
かれ
わたし
せいかつひ
生活費
める
ようにいった
He told me to cut down the cost of its production.
ひよう
費用
ギリギリまで
められた

The budget was cut to the bone.
切り詰める
BOOST
Reading : きりつめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 173,000 (about 427,000 results)
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 29 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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切りつめる
BOOST
Reading : きりつめる   
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 209,000 (about 192,000 results)
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セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
トウ   かたな sword   
キツ   つめる to cram into   つまる to be packed   つ to be checkmated   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
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