belt-tightening vs price cut

belt-tightening

noun
  • A reduction in expenditure, often as a result of financial restrictions. 

adj
  • Causing or involving a reduction in expenditure. 

price cut

noun
  • A reduction of the price of goods or merchandise to one lower than the usual or advertised price. 

How often have the words belt-tightening and price cut occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )