Make savings (9)
I believe the answer is:
economise
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">make savings</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for economise that I've seen before include "budget" , "make cuts" , "cut costs" , "save?" , "cut services" .)