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RETRENCHMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable
Synonyms:
curtailment; downsizing; retrenchment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("retrenchment" is a kind of...):
economy; saving (an act of economizing; reduction in cost)
Derivation:
retrench (make a reduction, as in one's workforce)
retrench (tighten one's belt; use resources carefully)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("retrenchment" is a kind of...):
entrenchment; intrenchment (an entrenched fortification; a position protected by trenches)
