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   re·trench·ment

   /rəˈtren(t)SHm(ə)nt/

   noun

   • 1. the reduction of costs or spending in response to economic difficulty: "this period of retrenchment will see companies shed staff"
   • ▪ the action of dismissing an employee from a job: "he ordered the retrenchment of 420 civil servants"
   • ▪ reduction in the extent or quantity of something: "the retrenchment of the welfare state"

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