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单词 retrenchment
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retrenchment


re·trench·ment 1

R0197100 (rĭ-trĕnch′mənt)n.1. A cutting down or back; reduction.2. A curtailment of expenses.

re·trench·ment 2

R5213650 (rĭ-trĕnch′mənt)n. The act of consolidating one's strength, as for further efforts.

retrenchment

(rɪˈtrɛntʃmənt) n1. (Banking & Finance) the act of reducing expenditure in order to improve financial stability2. (Fortifications) an extra interior fortification to reinforce outer walls

re•trench•ment

(rɪˈtrɛntʃ mənt)

n. 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]
Thesaurus
Noun1.retrenchment - entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defenseentrenchment, intrenchment - an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches
2.retrenchment - the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stabledownsizing, curtailmentsaving, 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"

retrenchment

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


re·trench·ment

(rē-trench'ment), The cutting away of superfluous tissue. [F. re-, back, + trancher, to cut]

re·trench·ment

(rē-trench'mĕnt) The cutting away of superfluous tissue. [F. re-, back, + trancher, to cut]

retrenchment

[Fr. retrenchier, to cut back] 1. A budgetary reduction; a cutback in the amount of funds allocated for a purpose. 2. A procedure used in plastic surgery to remove excess tissue.

retrenchment


  • noun

Synonyms for retrenchment

noun cutback

Synonyms

  • cutback
  • cuts
  • economy
  • reduction
  • pruning
  • contraction
  • cost-cutting
  • rundown
  • curtailment
  • tightening your belt

Antonyms

  • investment
  • expansion

Synonyms for retrenchment

noun entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

Related Words

  • entrenchment
  • intrenchment

noun the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

Synonyms

  • downsizing
  • curtailment

Related Words

  • saving
  • economy
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