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- Dictionaryre·trench/rəˈtren(t)SH/
verb
- 1. (of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty: "as a result of the recession the company retrenched" Similar
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The meaning of RETRENCH is cut down, reduce. How to use retrench in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Retrench.
to remove a worker from his or her job as a way of reducing costs: The government is to retrench 30,000 public servants in the next three years. An employee you retrenched may be able to bring an unfair dismissal claim. Fewer examples. North Carolina is not retrenching on its spending on education.
verb (used without object) to economize; reduce expenses: They retrenched by eliminating half of the workers. retrench. / rɪˈtrɛntʃ / verb. to reduce or curtail (costs); economize. tr to shorten, delete, or abridge. tr to protect by a retrenchment.
1. to cut down or reduce (esp. expenses ); curtail. 2. to cut off or out; omit or delete.
When times are tight, it's time to retrench. That means rethink your budget, cut back on the spending, and use your pennies wisely. Usually when you have to retrench, it's not a good thing. Companies in the process of retrenching are usually laying off staff or cutting back on employee benefits.
to remove a worker from his or her job as a way of reducing costs: The government is to retrench 30,000 public servants in the next three years. An employee you retrenched may be able to bring an unfair dismissal claim. Fewer examples. North Carolina is not retrenching on its spending on education.
1. (Banking & Finance) to reduce or curtail (costs); economize. 2. ( tr) to shorten, delete, or abridge. 3. (Fortifications) ( tr) to protect by a retrenchment. [C17: from Old French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop; see trench] reˈtrenchable adj.
Retrench definition: . See examples of RETRENCH used in a sentence.
Definition of retrench verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
rĭ-trĕnch. To cut down or reduce (esp. expenses); curtail. To cut off or out; omit or delete. To reduce expenses; economize. To confine; to limit; to restrict. To furnish with a retrenchment (defensive work within a fortification). To retrench bastions.
