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Meaning of retrenchment

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

retrenchment

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt//ɹəˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A curtailment or reduction.

    Synonyms:cutting downdiminutionlessening
Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retrenchment

retrenchment

Pronunciation:/ɹɪˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt//ɹəˈtɹɛn(t)ʃm(ə)nt/

noun

Definitions

  1. A defensive work constructed within a fortification to make it more defensible by allowing defenders to retreat into and fight from it even after the enemy has taken the outer work.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/retrenchment

Related words

downsizingcurtailmentcost-cuttinglayoffreductionsuppressionrestraintrestriction