Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "yanke kashewa" yana nufin ragewa ko rage yawan kuɗin da ake kashewa, yawanci ta mutum, ƙungiya, ko gwamnati. Yana nuna ƙoƙarin da gangan don rage kashe kuɗi don adana kuɗi, daidaita kasafin kuɗi, ko rage bashi. Ana iya samun raguwar kashe kuɗi ta hanyoyi daban-daban, kamar rage adadin kuɗin da aka ware wa takamaiman shirye-shirye ko ayyuka, aiwatar da matakan ceton farashi, ko kawar da kashe kuɗi marasa amfani.