retrenchment

re·trench·ment  (r-trnchmnt)

n.

1. A cutting down or back; reduction.

2. A curtailment of expenses.

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retrenchment [rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt]

n

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability

2. (Military / Fortifications) an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	retrenchment - entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense entrenchment, intrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
	2.	retrenchment - the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable downsizing, curtailment saving, economy - an act of economizing; reduction in cost; "it was a small economy to walk to work every day"; "there was a saving of 50 cents"

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retrenchment

noun cutback, cuts, economy, reduction, pruning, contraction, cost-cutting, rundown, curtailment, tightening your belt a need for economic retrenchment
investment, expansion

Translations

retrenchment [rɪˈtrentʃmənt] N

1. (frm) (= cutting back) → racionalización f de gastos, recorte m de gastos

2. (Mil) → empalizada f interior

retrenchment

n (of expenditure) → Einschränkung f, → Kürzung f; (of personnel) → Einsparung f

retrenchment [rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt] n → riduzione f delle spese