To shorten or trim something in length or amount; to cut and make shorter (e.g., hem clothing).
このスカートを少し切り詰めてもらえますか？
Could you shorten this skirt a little for me?
会議の時間を切り詰めて、重要な議題だけ話した。
We cut the meeting short and discussed only the important items.
文章を字数制限に合わせて切り詰めた。
I shortened the text to meet the word limit.
To cut down on spending or expenses; to economize or scrimp.
生活費を切り詰めて貯金を増やすつもりだ。
I plan to tighten my living expenses to increase my savings.
不況で企業は人件費を切り詰める方針をとった。
Due to the recession, the company adopted a policy of cutting personnel costs.
今回は出張の経費を切り詰めて短期にまとめることになった。
This time we decided to trim travel expenses and make the trip short.