WebDec 6, 2016 · 1 a : cut down, reduce b : to cut out : excise 2 : to pare away : remove intransitive verb : to make retrenchments specifically : economize Choose the Right …

Webretrench verb uk / rɪˈtrentʃ / us / rɪˈtrentʃ / [ I ] formal If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs: The company had to retrench because of falling orders. The Government began to retrench on its nuclear programmes. [ T ] Australian English or South African English

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of RETRENCH [no object] formal : to change the way things are done in order to spend less money When the economy slowed, the company was forced to retrench. — retrenchment /rɪ ˈtrɛntʃmənt/ noun, plural retrenchments [count, noncount] The company is going through a (period of) retrenchment.

Webre•trench (rɪˈtrɛntʃ) v.t. 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to cut off or remove. v.i. 3. to economize; reduce expenses. [1600–10; < French retrencher (variant, now obsolete, of retrancher ), Middle French retrenchier = re- re - + trenchier to cut; see trench]

WebThere is the old business of retrenching, saving and economising in any way. From the Hansard archive Not only is purchasing power to be curtailed, but road-building, housing …

Webre•trench (rɪˈtrɛntʃ) v.t. 1. to cut down, reduce, or diminish; curtail (expenses). 2. to cut off or remove. v.i. 3. to economize; reduce expenses. [1600–10; < French retrencher (variant, now obsolete, of retrancher ), Middle French retrenchier = re- re - + trenchier to cut; see trench]

Webretrench verb uk / rɪˈtrentʃ / us / rɪˈtrentʃ / [ I ] formal If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs. 削減費用；緊縮開支 The company had to retrench because of falling orders. 由於訂單減少，這間公司不得不緊縮開支。 [ T ] Australian English to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing …

WebRetrenchment ( French: retrenchment, an old form of retranchement, from retrancher, to cut down, cut short) is an act of cutting down or reduction, particularly of public expenditure. [1] Political usage[ edit]

WebRetrenchment . To cut down; reduce . To reduce expenses. It cost Hugh a terrible struggle to refuse that cup of coffee, but if he would retrench, he must begin at once, and determining to meet it unflinchingly he replied that " he had concluded to drink water for a while, and see what that would do; much was said nowadays about coffee being ...

WebDefinition of retrench : tighten one's belt; use resources carefully - make a reduction, as in one's workforce

Webretrench verb /rɪˈtrentʃ/ /rɪˈtrentʃ/ Verb Forms [intransitive] (formal) (of a business, government, etc.) to spend less money; to reduce costs The Board of Directors realized the need to retrench in the face of falling demand. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

Webretrench verb uk / rɪˈtrentʃ / us / rɪˈtrentʃ / [ I ] formal If governments, companies, etc. retrench, they start spending less money, or reducing costs. 削減費用；緊縮開支 The company had to retrench because of falling orders. 由於訂單減少，這間公司不得不緊縮開支。 [ T ] Australian English to remove a worker from their job as a way of reducing …

Webn. 1. the act of retrenching; a cutting down or off, as by the reduction of expenses. 2. an interior work within a fortification, to which a garrison may retreat. [1590–1600; < French retrenchement. See retrench, -ment] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc.