This is the 8416th most frequent Swedish word.
bantat
"Bantat" means "slimmed down" or "reduced" in weight.
The word 'bantat' is used as the past tense of 'banta', which means to diet in Swedish, implying the person has actively engaged in weight management.
Han har bantat för att förbättra sin hälsa.
He has dieted to improve his health.
Here, 'bantat' is metaphorically used to indicate reducing or trimming down, applied to expenses instead of physical weight.
De har bantat kostnaderna för projektet.
They have reduced the costs of the project.
In this context, 'bantat' is used again as the past tense of a personal effort to lose weight through dieting.