transitive. To reduce (expenditure, living expenses, etc.).
| 单词 | θ221096 |
| 释义 | society > trade and finance > management of money > expenditure > moderation or reduction in expenditure > spend money sparingly [verb (transitive)] > reduce expenditure (5) retrench1626 transitive. To reduce (expenditure, living expenses, etc.). to cut down1857 To reduce, abridge, retrench, curtail, esp. a speech, expenses, wages. Also intransitive, frequently with on. to cut back1943 transitive. To reduce or decrease (expenditure, etc.). Also intransitive. trim1966 figurative. To reduce the size, amount, or number of; to eliminate (wasteful expenditure); to reduce the profits of. Also absol. originally U.S. Subcategories:— public (1) |
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