retrench (redirected from retrenchments)

re·trench  (r-trnch)

v. re·trenched, re·trench·ing, re·trench·es

v.tr.

1. To cut down; reduce.

2. To remove, delete, or omit.

v.intr.

To curtail expenses; economize.

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[Obsolete French retrencher, from Old French retrenchier : re-, re- + trenchier, to cut; see trench.]

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re·trencher n.

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retrench [rɪˈtrɛntʃ]

vb

1. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) to reduce or curtail (costs); economize

2. (tr) to shorten, delete, or abridge

3. (Military / Fortifications) (tr) to protect by a retrenchment

[from Old French retrenchier, from re- + trenchier to cut, from Latin truncāre to lop; see trench]

retrenchable  adj

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully economize, husband, economise, conserve - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit"
	2.	retrench - make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench" cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

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retrench

verb

1. economize, save, cut back, make savings, scrimp and save, be frugal, make economies, make cutbacks, tighten your belt, husband Cuts in spending forced them to retrench.

2. cut back, cut, limit, reduce, trim, diminish, decrease, prune, lessen, curtail, pare It promised to retrench its London-based markets.

Translations

retrench [rɪˈtrentʃ]

A. VT → reducir, cercenar

B. VI → economizar, hacer economías

retrench

vt expenditure → einschränken, kürzen; personnel → einsparen; book → kürzen

vi → sich einschränken

retrench [rɪˈtrɛntʃ] vi → fare delle economie